simply
Meaning
- In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- Plainly; without art or subtlety
- Foolishly; stupidly.
- Merely; solely.
- absolutely, positively.
- Frankly.
Synonyms
without ceremony
no more than
nothing else
ordinarily
with ease
quite a
certainly: surely
nothing more than
carefully
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪmpli/
Etymology
From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
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