different between merely vs mainly
merely
English
Etymology
From mere +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m??li/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m??li/
Adverb
merely (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Wholly, entirely. [16th-20th c.]
- (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
- (wholly):
- (without any other reason): See also Thesaurus:merely
Translations
Anagrams
- Lemery, Remley
Middle English
Adverb
merely
- Alternative form of merily
merely From the web:
- what merely mean
- what merely existing meaning
- what's merely in tagalog
- merely meaning arabic
- merely what does that mean
- merely what do it mean
- merely what part of speech
- merely what education makes of him
mainly
English
Etymology
From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?me?nli/
Adverb
mainly (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously. [13th-17th c.]
- (obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully. [14th-19th c.]
- (obsolete) To a great degree; very much. [15th-19th c.]
- Chiefly; for the most part. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- (forcefully): energetically, powerfully, strongly
- (loudly): earsplittingly, lustily, raucously, thunderously
- (to a great degree): a lot, extremely
- (for the most part): in the main, principally; see also Thesaurus:mostly
Translations
See also
- amain
Anagrams
- Milyan, aminyl, amylin
Middle English
Adverb
mainly
- Alternative form of maynly
mainly From the web:
- what mainly distinguishes nekton from benthos
- what mainly produces the sun's energy
- what mainly differentiates prokaryotes from eukaryotes
- what mainly causes hurricanes
- what mainly caused the civil war
- what mainly drives surface runoff
- what mainly caused the american revolution
- what mainly means
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