simply

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Only; nothing more than.

   I was simply asking a question.

2. 2
   adv

   In a plain or uncomplicated way.

   She dresses very simply.

3. 3
   adv

   Used to add emphasis; absolutely.

   That was a simply wonderful dessert.

Common collocations

• simply incapable Adverb + adjective
• simply untrue Adverb + adjective

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

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