Meanings
comparative more simplic · superlative most simplic
- 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 20262 more examples
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 2026There 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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