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Emphasize Amount Quantity Small Brain Accounts Cent Body

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You use m_____ to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.
The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.
word merely
full-definition
adverb
You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting .
Michael is now merely a good friend.
Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert.
Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so.
They are offering merely technical assistance.
You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.
The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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