simply

Words with a similar base: simply

'simply'

[merely.r.01] as in: and nothing more

Examples:
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

'simply'

[just.r.04] as in: absolutely

Examples:
I just can't take it anymore
he was just grand as Romeo
it's simply beautiful!

'simply'

[simply.r.03] as in: absolutely; altogether; really

Examples:
we are simply broke

'simply'

[plainly.r.02] as in: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

Examples:
she was dressed plainly
they lived very simply

Origins

					simply (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── simple (English)
    └── simple (Middle English (1100-1500))

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