simplic

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adjective

Simple.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivesimplic (comparative more simplic, superlative most simplic)

comparative more simplic · superlative most simplic

  1. nonstandardrarenon-native speakers' EnglishSimple.

    It [The Economist] also has a simplic view of democracy and always instists that any result of a democartic^([sic]) election must be "good", both economically and politically.

    1997 September 21, Tony Tant, “TI issue and the American involvement.”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026
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    But that's the whole story, isn't it? Hitler = socialism = liberals = fascism. It reduces down to this simplic equation. The problem is, that it is not true. It's no more true that saying Republicans = fascism.

    2001 February 12, Erik A. Mattila, “Senate "Borks" Ashcroft, 58-41”, in alt.society.liberalism (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026

    There are a lot of different reasons one might not believe something. Believe-in-not is only one of these. You imagine there is there is only one, and like a simplic binary thinking theist you imagine that you get to decide what their reaon^([sic]) is for them.

    2004 December 26, Christopher A. Lee, “Better definitions for atheism and agnosticism”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026

Origin

Back-formation from simplicity. Compare Italian semplice and Portuguese símplice.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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