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sim⋅ply

  [sim-plee]
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–adverb
1. in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
2. plainly; unaffectedly.
3. sincerely; artlessly: to speak simply as a child.
4. merely; only: It is simply a cold.
5. unwisely; foolishly: If you behave simply toward him, you're bound to be betrayed.
6. wholly; absolutely: simply irresistible.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME simpleliche. See simple, -ly
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sim·ply   (sĭm'plē)   
adv.  
    1. In a plain and unadorned way: dresses simply.
    2. In an unambiguous way; clearly: explained the concept simply.
  2. Not wisely or sensibly; foolishly.
  3. Merely; only: It is simply a matter of time.
  4. Absolutely; altogether: simply delicious.
  5. Frankly; candidly: You are, quite simply, the best candidate for the job.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Simply

Sim"ply\, adv. 1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.

[They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other. --Hooker.

Simply the thing I am Shall make me live. --Shak.

2. Plainly; without art or subtlety.

Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. --Milton.

3. Weakly; foolishly. --Johnson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Simply
Spanish: simplemente,
German: einfach, nur,
Japanese: ただ
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