simply

sim|ply [ `sımpli ] adverb ***

1. ) in a way that is not complicated or confusing:

I've stated my intention as simply as possible.

a ) to put it simply or simply put used for saying that you are explaining something in a clear and simple way:

To put it simply, he was fired.

2. ) completely or as much as possible:

I'd had a hard day and was simply exhausted.

Joe was simply astounded to hear their news.

3. ) used for emphasizing that what you are saying is nothing more than what you say it is:

The reason we didn't come was simply because of the rain.

quite simply: She failed because, quite simply, she didn't try hard enough.

4. ) in a very ordinary or plain way:

We live very simply and don't spend a lot of money.