Adjective : a simplistic notion of good and bad. From Dictionary.com.
It's a pretty easy concept and the site is designed simplistically, which isn't a bad thing. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
I had no idea that in 2005 I was going to have what can be called simplistically a female puberty. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Anonymous Comments and Modern Tort Law and Antidiscrimination Law ] Reference
Put simplistically, the blitz involved bombings at night. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
We cast our country to simplistically in left/right debate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2009] Reference
So does a starship at what is simplistically termed "full stop.". From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
That's simplistically sort of what happens with a vaccine like this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009] Reference
Since you don't get it, I'll spell it out over-simplistically for you. From Wordnik.com. [Video: Annie Leibovitz and Miley Cyrus: Vanity Fair] Reference
But to the embrace the idea is to think simplistically and in black-and-white. From Wordnik.com. [island of la grande jatte] Reference
That's sort of simplistically put, but that's sort of the latest theory on this -- Heidi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2004] Reference
As for Donny McClurkin thing -- I don't think that you can see that simplistically either. From Wordnik.com. [we rock these grooves to be self evident] Reference
"And that's lost on a lot of people who follow this data and use it much too simplistically.". From Wordnik.com. ['Buy' at PepsiAmericas] Reference
That said, I agree with you that they do present the argument rather simplistically in the endorsement. From Wordnik.com. [Los Angeles Times Endorses Obama, McCain] Reference
Clearly he knows nothing about the situation at all, even though he wants to simplistically take sides. From Wordnik.com. [McCain: "Today We Are All Georgians"] Reference
"We regret the fact that the media have literally and simplistically interpreted the (Motlanthe's) speech.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But the truth about this very tough and complex man and brilliant attorney cannot be simplistically assessed. From Wordnik.com. [SaraKay Smullens: Arlen Specter: Determined Survivor, Pragmatic Politician, Loyal Friend] Reference
CHETRY: Peter, who do you think the winners and losers are in this if you had to break it down simplistically?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2009] Reference
We need to train our minds to see what's really happening, and not simplistically blame the games -- or the users. From Wordnik.com. [Deborah Schoeberlein: How Digital Media Has Changed Parenting] Reference
Bennett gave an example of what might be an effective, but also simplistically wrong solution to another problem, crime. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2005] Reference
Consistent polling shows that most are between the polarized extremes, simplistically named "pro-life" and "pro-choice.". From Wordnik.com. [Jim Wallis: A Step Forward] Reference
Wakeford said a depreciating currency led to a series of problems for the country and should not be looked at simplistically. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
What the Clinton campaign is intentionally doing, then, is what is simplistically called "dragging Obama down to their level.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama Tries To Dial Down Tensions And Fallout From Racial Dust-Ups] Reference
Not simply and simplistically asserting we must bring our troops home, but providing a plan to do so, given complex realities. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Khazei: A New Approach for Afghanistan] Reference
McCain also seems stunningly unaware that the Justices he simplistically lauds as "judicial passivists" are nothing of the sort. From Wordnik.com. [Geoffrey R. Stone: McCain's Justice] Reference
On the Darfur question, Dabelko says that simplistically labeling it a "climate conflict" is "both wrong and counterproductive.". From Wordnik.com. [John Wihbey: Overselling "Climate Conflict"?] Reference
The only difference between today and our past is that I vocalized that simplistically skewable emotion I felt to carry months ago. From Wordnik.com. [[ The Luxury of Lonliness in Crowds ] on 07.13.06 @ 1:00 am] Reference
Jammine said that put simplistically, every day that six percent of the workforce was on strike would cost the year's Gross Domestic. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The North Korean regime's ideology, called juche, is often simplistically defined as Korean self-reliance and ridiculed in the West. From Wordnik.com. [Asia's New Reality] Reference
You're right that it's counterproductive to view these things simplistically, and to be injudicious about name-calling the Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Hits All-Time Low In New Poll] Reference
New public management says - to put it somewhat simplistically - that government departments must operate in the same way as business. From Wordnik.com. [THE JOURNEY TO FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY - SPEECH BY MINISTER FRASER-MOLEKETI IN THE NCOP] Reference
"We should not be simplistically wrapping our arms around two or three leaders who happen to have caught our attention," Crocker warned. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
This tells me that not only do I think too simplistically, but that perhaps I underestimate people -- which is something I try to never do. From Wordnik.com. [absentia Diary Entry] Reference
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