Merely and Thoroughly

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Merely adverb - Nothing more than.

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

Nearby Word: mere

Thoroughly adverb - With attention to all aspects or details.

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Merely and thoroughly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "Thoroughly".

Nearby Words: thorough, thoroughness

As coroner, I must aver, I thoroughly examined her And she's not only merely dead, She's really most sincerely dead!

Source: The Coroner
As coroner I must aver I've thoroughly examined her And she's not only merely dead, She's really most sincerely dead

Source: Only Mostly Dead
In Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels, Bel Riose apparently exemplifies this trait so thoroughly that his emperor, Cleon II, is later remembered merely as "Riose's Emperor".

Source: Chessmaster Sidekick

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