Merely and Well

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Merely adverb - Nothing more than.

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

Nearby Word: mere

Well adverb - In a satisfactory way.

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Merely and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

Also he doesn't really like Yuka at first but even then he's one of the few persons who treat her well instead of merely as the local Miss Yo-Yo Knickers.

Source: Visual Novel / Crescendo ~Eien Dato Omotte Ita Ano Koro~
And Your Reward Is Clothes: Even the arcade version (well in Asia anyway) isn't immune from having unlocks merely be just alternate outfits.

Source: Video Game / Dance Dance Revolution
It doesn't work as well as he expected, though, and merely damages the monster instead of destroying it outright.

Source: Overclocking Attack

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