simply

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsɪmpli/]

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1. simply (adv) — sense 1

Definition: In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

2. simply (adv) — sense 2

Definition: Plainly; without art or subtlety

Example: ‘No,’ said Stephen simply.

3. simply (adv) — sense 3

Definition: Foolishly; stupidly.

Example: Mrs. Thorold had told her sons that a young lady was visiting at the house, whose history she had given them in short hand, describing her as a dependent on the late Mrs. Willoughby, whom her son had very simply intended to marry at Alvestone […].

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