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oversimply

oversimply adverb: in a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.

Adverb

oversimply (comparative more oversimply, superlative most oversimply)

  1. In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.

Forms of oversimply

comparativemore oversimply
superlativemost oversimply

Origin of oversimply

From oversimple + -ly.

Questions about oversimply

What does oversimply mean?
Oversimply means in a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.
What part of speech is oversimply?
Oversimply is an adverb.

Words near oversimply in the dictionary

  1. oversimplifies
  2. oversimplify
  3. oversimplifying
  4. oversimplistic
  5. oversimplistically
  6. oversimply
  7. oversincere
  8. oversincerity
  9. oversing
  10. oversinging
  11. oversings

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