merely
/ˈmɪəli
/adverb
Just; only: Gary, a silent boy, merely nodded...
- The boys had merely had a few drinks and a wee singsong, and things had gone slightly awry.
- On opening the bag the victim found that it merely contained two bottles of water.
- He said he pointed it at her and pulled the trigger merely in order to scare her, but a bullet was fired.
Synonyms
only, purely, solely, simply, entirely, just, but
- talking cure
- talking drum
- talking film
- talking head
- talking of ——
- talking picture
- talking point
- talking shop
- talking therapy
- talking-to
- talk nineteen to the dozen
- talk of the devil
- talk (or speak) in riddles
- talk out of one's arse
- talk radio
- talk sense into
- talk shop
- talk show
- talk someone out of
- talk someone round (or around)
- talk someone/thing up (or down)
- talk someone through
- talk something out
- talk something over (or through)
- talk the hind leg off a donkey