単なる

Meaning

1. adj-pn
   mere; simple; sheer

Example sentences

• 本人は唯我独尊を決め込んでいるようだけども、周りから見れば単なるわがままだよね。

  He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.

• 忙しいからその仕事ができないというのは単なる言い逃れじゃないか。

  Saying you can't do the job because you're too busy is just a cop out.

• 彼ら単なる習慣の奴隷だ。

  They are mere creatures of habit.