Merely and Scarcely

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Merely

Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Scarcely and merely are semantically related in quantity topic. In some cases you can replace term "Scarcely" with "Merely", this adverbs are similar, when it comes to topics like hardly.
Nearby Word: mere

Scarcely

Scarcely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Merely and scarcely are semantically related in quantity topic. Sometimes you can replace term "Merely" with "Scarcely", this adverbs are similar, if it concerns topics such as hardly.
Nearby Words: scarce, scarcity, scarceness

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