"merely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

merely adverbio

verbo + merely
Kolokacji: 398
merely nod • merely smile • merely try • merely look • merely give • merely serve • merely want • merely use • merely take • ...
merely + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 53
merely curious • content merely • merely human • merely decorative • merely symbolic • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 17
(6) adequate, competent
Kolokacji: 2
(10) annoying, irritating
Kolokacji: 2
(13) physical, mechanical
Kolokacji: 2
(14) clever, stupid
Kolokacji: 2
1. merely clever = jedynie mądry merely clever
2. merely stupid = jedynie głupi merely stupid
  • Taking action may be viewed as courageous or merely stupid, depending on your point of view.
  • It was annoying to have her father called a slave over and over again, but she knew that Nails was not being malicious, merely stupid.
  • Or is the man merely stupid?
  • I urge The Times to be more responsible and stick to reporting what is hip rather than what is merely stupid.
  • Most of these books were merely stupid, though some of them added the distinction of silliness.
  • If they were merely stupid they would occasionally make a mistake in our favor.
  • Fortunately it isn't, and thus your point goes beyond moot to merely stupid.
  • Senecal was not a malicious man, merely stupid and easily led.
  • He saw clearly that the telephone call, which only two days ago had seemed a noble act, had been merely stupid, pointless and suicidal.
  • Was he loyal, or merely stupid?
(15) conjectural, hypothetical
Kolokacji: 2
(16) amusing, grotesque
Kolokacji: 2
(17) derivative, late
Kolokacji: 2

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