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simply

UK/ˈsəmpli/ US/ˈsɪmpli/ common

adverb

1.

and nothing more

  • “I was merely asking”
  • “it is simply a matter of time”
  • “just a scratch”
  • “he was only a child”
  • “hopes that last but a moment”
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2.

absolutely; altogether; really

  • “we are simply broke”
3.

in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

  • “she was dressed plainly”
  • “they lived very simply”
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4.

absolutely

  • “I just can”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “s simply beautiful!”
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Origin

From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

Phrases

  • purely and simply
  • simply connected

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