“merely” – English explanatory dictionary

merely

and all my declarations of the facts of the case merely confirm the theory that my insanity

adv simply, only. Synonym just

mere´ly

adv.
1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely. “Ulysses was to force forth his access,
Though merely naked.” Chapman.
2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. “Prize not your life for other ends
Than merely to oblige your friends.” Swift. Syn. — Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.

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