simply
/ˈsɪmpli/ adverb A2- In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- Plainly; without art or subtlety.
- Foolishly; stupidly.
- Merely; solely. · I was simply asking a question.
- absolutely, positively. · That was a simply wonderful dessert.· This type of comportment simply won't be tolerated.
- Frankly. · Simply, he just fired you.· It was, quite simply, the best there was in stock.
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“Sire,” said Villefort, “the suddenness of this event must prove to your majesty that the issue is in the hands of Providence; what your majesty is pleased to attribute to me as profound perspicacity is simply owing to chance, and I have profited by that chance, like a good and devoted servant—that’s all.
“Simply that I put it there.”
Dantès himself was simply, but becomingly, clad in the dress peculiar to the merchant service—a costume somewhat between a military and a civil garb; and with his fine countenance, radiant with joy and happiness, a more perfect specimen of manly beauty could scarcely be imagined.
“Sire, it was impossible to learn; the despatch simply stated the fact of the landing and the route taken by the usurper.”
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