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artlessly
artlessly
adverb
Definition of ARTLESSLY
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration <artlessly commented that the dress looked good> <informed his host rather artlessly that the food was okay but not fantastic>
Synonyms artlessly, guilelessly, ingenuously, innocently, naively (or naïvely), sincerely, unaffectedly, unfeignedly, unpretentiously
Related Words genuinely, honestly, simply, truly; freely, openheartedly, openly; candidly, frankly, matter-of-factly; casually, coolly (also cooly), nonchalantly; informally, relaxedly, unceremoniously
Near Antonyms artfully, cannily, deceitfully, deceptively, deviously, dishonestly, falsely; archly, calculatingly, craftily, cunningly, furtively, insidiously, sharply, shiftily, slickly, slyly (also slily), underhand, underhanded, underhandedly; flatteringly, sycophantically, unctuously
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