mere (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. mĕrus (somewhat rare in this sense)2. expr. by ipse by the m. fact of its presence, hoc ipso quod adest (sc. injustitia), Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 503. ūnus, sōlus4. expr. by nihil nisi (cf. supr. 1) • mere (adj.): i. e. that and nothing more: 1. mĕrus (somewhat rare in this sense): m. expectation (nothing given at present), nihil nisi spes mera, Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 96: Apul. 2. expr. by ipse by the m. fact of its presence, hoc ipso quod adest (sc. injustitia), Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50: so, de Or. 2, 6, 24, hoc ipsum nihil agere et plane cessare delectat (i. e. mere doing nothing): they died of m. excess of joy, *ipso gaudio immodico vita excesserunt. 3. ūnus, sōlus: by his m. advance and approach (without a blow being struck), uno aditu adventuque, Cic. Man. 8, 21: v. alone, only. 4. expr. by nihil nisi (cf. supr. 1): v. only. Phr.: in m. wantonness, ultro: cf. Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 21, etiam ultro derisum advenit (lit. over and above, beyond what was necessary).