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Meaning of gentle nor simple | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of any social standing.

archaic, not-comparable

Examples

“Sir, cried the man, equally provoked, this is talking quite out of character ; for as to broken bones, there's ne'er a person in all England, gentle nor simple, can say he's a right to break mine, for I'm not a person of that sort, but a man of as good property as another man; and there's ne'er a customer I have in the world, that's more his own man than myself.”
“I'm forbid to let anybody in, gentle nor simple, if you please.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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