adv
Meaning 1
In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ingenuously
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UK: /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/
adverb
Meaning 2
in an ingenuous manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she answered the judge's questions artlessly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: artlessly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ingenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English ingenuously From ingenuous + -ly.