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Webster 1913 Edition
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 amShall make me live.
Shakespeare
2.
Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise
By
By
simply
meek. Milton.
3.
Weakly; foolishly.
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Simply
SIM'PLY
,adv.
1.
Without art; without subtilty; artlessly; plainly. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek.2.
Of itself; without addition; alone. They make that good or evil, which otherwise of itself were not simply the one nor the other.3.
Merely; solely. Simply the thing I am Shall make me live.4.
Weakly; foolishly.Definition 2024
simply
simply
English
Adverb
simply (comparative more simply, superlative most simply)
- (manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- (manner) Plainly; without art or subtlety; clearly; obviously; unquestionably.
- (manner) Weakly; foolishly; stupidly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- (focus) Merely; solely.
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. […] This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
- I was simply asking a question.
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- (degree) absolutely, positively.
- That was a simply wonderful dessert.
- (speech act) Frankly.
- Simply, he just fired you.
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in a simple manner
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