merely

A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible s

Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. n

work of little or no value done merely to look busy v

n work of little or no value done merely to look busy v do useless, wasteful, or trivial work