merely

1. (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.Examples: "But let us not be unfair to the kibitzers. Not all players hate 'em. Some merely dislike 'em."; "All these people, who have tried to set you against me out of envy and love of slander – and some too merely passing on what they have been told by others – all these are very difficult to deal with."focusnot-comparable

2. (obsolete) Wholly, entirely.Examples: "It is not forgot, since the acute and distinct Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discourse writt'n at Delf, which at first he took in hand to confute."; "I am sorry to say, that I doubt if there is a judge in Massachusetts who is prepared to resign his office, and get his living innocently, whenever it is required of him to pass sentence under a law which is merely contrary to the law of God."not-comparableobsolete