simply
adv 1: 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" [syn: {merely},
{just}, {only}, {but}]
2: (intensifier) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore";
"he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
[syn: {just}]
3: absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke"
4: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment;
"she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn:
{plainly}]