simply
The origin and history of simply.
Etymology
This word came from Middle English symply, symplely; it is equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
The origin and history of simply.
This word came from Middle English symply, symplely; it is equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
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