mere
adjective/mɪr/
Frequency rank: #3,570 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Nothing more than; only; small and unimportant.
Example sentence
The two options showed the mere hint of a difference, hardly worth discussing.
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