MERELY MERELY MERELY 1 used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is 　 2 used to emphasize that nothing more than what you say is involved 　 3 not merely/ rather than merely used before the less important of two ideas in a sentence to emphasize the more important idea 　 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fifth Edition (LDOCE5) © Pearson Education Limited 2009, 2011 [ ALTHOUGH in Longman Dictionary have the definition ,but i am not sure this word meaning BUT I OFTEN MET IT .] SO can you illustrate it clearly