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sim·ply  (smpl)
adv.
1.
a. In a plain and unadorned way: dresses simply.
b. 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.

simply
Adverb
1. in a simple manner: an interesting book, simply written
2. merely; just: he's simply too slow
3. absolutely: a simply enormous success
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.simply - 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"
2.simply - absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
3.simply - absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke"
4.simply - in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

simply
adverb 1. just, only, merely, purely, solely
adverb 4. plainly, naturally, modestly, with restraint, unpretentiously, without any elaboration
adverb 5. without doubt, surely, certainly, definitely, unquestionably, undeniably, unmistakably, beyond question, beyond a shadow of (a) doubt
Translations
Spanish simply [ˈsɪmplɪ] adv (= in a simple way) [live, talk] → sencillamente (= just, merely); sólo
French simply [ˈsɪmplɪ] simple advsimplement (= without fuss); avec simplicité (= absolutely); absolument
German simply [ˈsɪmplɪ] simple adv (just, merely) → nur, bloß;
(in a simple way) → einfach

Italian simply [ˈsɪmplɪ] advsemplicemente

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"When we first went there," she replied, "I thought that it was simply Paradise.
He simply would not be humble, and clanked his sword in a disgusting way.
"'Tis a pitiful tale," said the Bellman, whose face Had grown longer at every word: "But, now that you've stated the whole of your case, More debate would be simply absurd.
 
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