symply

See also: simplicité

Middle English

Alternative forms

simpleliche, simply, sympilliche, sympleliche, sympliche, symplely, simpliche, sympli

Etymology

From symple +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /simˈp(ə)liː/, /simˈp(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

symply (comparative sympliere)

guiltlessly, frankly, truthfully; in a blameless way
unassumingly, egolessly, unpretentiously
unconditionally, exceptionlessly; without complication
simply, singly, just
badly, wrongly, erroneously
meagrely, barely, marginally
(rare) uncouthly, disrespectfully

Descendants

English: simply
Scots: semply

References

“simplī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

Adjective

symply (comparative simplier)

(rare) unassuming, simple, spartan.

References

“simplī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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