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   mere

   /mɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is: "questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals" Similar triflingmeagrebaretrivialpaltrybasicscantscantyskimpyminimalslenderno more thanjustonly
   • ▪ used to emphasize that the fact of something being present in a situation is enough to influence that situation: "his stomach rebelled at the mere thought of food"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘pure’ and ‘sheer, downright’): from Latin merus ‘undiluted’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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