adjective
semple
adjective
1
Archaic or dialectal for plain, ordinary, or of humble birth.
"The old ballad described a semple shepherd who won the heart of a noblewoman."
"She came from semple folk but rose to run the whole estate."
How to Use Semple
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for "simple" or "low-born," rarely used in modern English.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more semple comparative, Semples plural, most semple superlative
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