merely

Meaning

1. Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
2. (obsolete) Wholly, entirely.

Synonyms

only

just

simply

solely

but

purely

no more than

barely

however

purposelessly

exclusively

for the rest

after all

alone

besides

by the way

furthermore

mere

moreover

otherwise

really

scarcely

so-so

unpretentiously

withal

nothing special

no more and no less

directly

not more than

paltry

parsimoniously

plainly

completely

at most

wholly

rustically

small quantity

sheer

aimlessly

actually

nothing more than

sparingly

sparsely

specially

strictly

thinly

totally

hardly

intermediary

absolutely

little

trivial

miserable

unimportantly

nevertheless

exactly

nothing but

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪəli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mereli

In summary

From Middle English mereli, equivalent to mere + -ly.