adv
Meaning 1
In an artless manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
artlessly
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an ingenuous manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she answered the judge's questions artlessly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ingenuously
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a crude and unskilled manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an inexpertly constructed lean-to
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crudely, inexpertly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English artless Middle English -ly English -ly English artlessly From artless + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: ingenuamente — in an artless manner