merely

3 definitions • 5 examples

used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more:

I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might want to go.

used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else:

The medicine won't cure her - it merely stops the pain.

only; and nothing more:

I merely said that I was tired.

These columns have no function and are merely decorative.