Can You Say Not Merely?

—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.

Does not merely mean?

—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.

How do you use the word merely?

Merely Sentence Examples
  1. He merely asked if she was alright.
  2. I merely wanted to help.
  3. Ed merely looked at them and then back at Carmen.
  4. Unsure how to respond, she merely stood there, hands at her side.
  5. This is not merely a linguistic distinction.
Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media Writer

Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.