Merely and Ordinary

Merely

Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely

Ordinary and merely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ordinary" instead an adjective "Merely".

Nearby Word: mere

Ordinary

Ordinary adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Merely and ordinary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merely" instead an adjective "Ordinary".

Both words in one sentence

  • Grimy Water Subverted in La-Mulana, where the Chamber of Extinction has a pool of green water that behaves exactly the same as ordinary blue water, unlike the hot red water which merely works similarly.
    Source: Grimy Water
  • Literature / Bridget Jones Bridget isn't a total fashionista, yet dresses like an ordinary person and is merely curvy with non-chubby hands◊.
  • But because it is not merely a shadowhunter but partly also a demon, he is much stronger than the dark shadowhunters, and also much stronger than ordinary shadowhunters.
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