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semple

semple adjective: simple; low-born; of mean birth. Also the alternative form of simple.

Adjective

semple (comparative more semple, superlative most semple)

  1. simple; low-born; of mean birth.
    • […] he interprisit the ane new fassioun of delay, that, gif ony semple man had interprisit like, it had bene to the dangear and hasard of his lyff […]1881, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, volume 4

Proper noun capitalized: Semple

Semple (plural Semples)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

semple is also the alternative form of simple.

Antonyms of semple

Forms of semple

Adjective
comparativemore semple
superlativemost semple
Noun
pluralsemples
Proper noun
pluralSemples

Questions about semple

What does semple mean?
Semple means simple; low-born; of mean birth.
What part of speech is semple?
Semple can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near semple in the dictionary

  1. sempiternally
  2. sempiternity
  3. sempiternous
  4. sempiternum
  5. sempiternums
  6. semple
  7. semples
  8. semplice
  9. sempre
  10. sempster
  11. sempstering

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