simply

27 04 2008

Adverbs
1. (adv.) but, just, merely, only, simply;
  - and nothing more;
  - “I was merely asking”; “it is simply a matter of time”; “just a scratch”; “he was only a child”; “hopes that last but a moment”;

2. (adv.) just, simply;
  - absolutely;
  - “I just can’t take it anymore”; “he was just grand as Romeo”; “it’s simply beautiful!”;

3. (adv.) simply;
  - absolutely; altogether; really;
  - “we are simply broke”;

4. (adv.) plainly, simply;
  - in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment;
  - “she was dressed plainly”; “they lived very simply”;

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incontrovertible

27 04 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive;
  - impossible to deny or disprove;
  - “incontrovertible proof of the defendant’s innocence”; “proof positive”; “an irrefutable argument”;

2. (adj.) demonstrable, incontrovertible;
  - necessarily or demonstrably true;
  - “demonstrable truths”;

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timorous

27 04 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) fearful, timorous, trepid;
  - timid by nature or revealing timidity;
  - “timorous little mouse”; “in a timorous tone”; “cast fearful glances at the large dog”;

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inexplicable

27 04 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) incomprehensible, inexplicable;
  - incapable of being explained or accounted for;
  - “inexplicable errors”; “left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons”;

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trivial

27 04 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial;
  - (informal) small and of little importance;
  - “a fiddling sum of money”; “a footling gesture”; “our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war”; “a little (or small) matter”; “a dispute over niggling details”; “limited to petty enterprises”; “piffling efforts”; “giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction”;

2. (adj.) superficial, trivial;
  - of little substance or significance;
  - “a few superficial editorial changes”; “only trivial objections”;

3. (adj.) trivial;
  - concerned with trivialities;
  - “a trivial young woman”; “a trivial mind”;

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