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simple
adverbs
very/extremely/incredibly simple
• I came up with a very simple answer to this problem.
relatively/fairly/quite simple
• The rules are quite simple.
deceptively simple
(= seeming simple, but in fact complicated or difficult )
• It’s a deceptively simple idea, but it’s very difficult to put into practice.
perfectly simple
• Well? It’s a perfectly simple question.
phrases
simple to use/make/operate etc
• The machine is very simple to use.
simple but effective
• Any child’s behaviour can be improved by this simple but effective technique.
keep something simple
• Keep your explanation as simple as possible.
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general::
adj. VERBS appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | keep sth, make sth The golden rule when creating your design is: keep it simple. Is all this technology making our lives simpler? | find sth I found the work fairly simple. ADV. extremely, quite, very Don't worry?it's all quite simple. | fairly, pretty, rather, relatively | deceptively a deceptively simple technique
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