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1. In a simplistic way.

   He explained relativity, but very simplistically.

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   Natural questions to ask are: 'What counts as data? How do you collect data?' There are two different types of data which linguists typically work with in formulating grammars. The first is a recorded sample of speech or text (such a sample is known technically as a corpus of utterances); we assume (perhaps simplistically) that in general people speak and write well-formed sentences. […]

   1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar, Cambridge: University Press, →ISBN, page 24

2. Used to announce or excuse an oversimplified explanation or description. (Compare with in a nutshell.)

   Simplistically, he was fired with pay.

   Synonyms: in layman's terms