oversimply

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adverb

In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.

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Meanings

adverboversimply (comparative more oversimply, superlative most oversimply)

comparative more oversimply · superlative most oversimply

  1. In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.

Origin

From oversimple + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

oversimply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversimply

MLA

“oversimply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversimply. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversimply,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversimply.

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