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mere·ly
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real
true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act. -
boondoggle
People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. -
meat
the flesh of animals as used for food. -
perfunctory
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy. -
accommodation collar
the arrest of a person on little or no evidence merely to fill a public or political demand for police action. -
barely
You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.