as in sincerely
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
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Adverb
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The back support was there, and as someone who’s five eleven, that was sincerely appreciated.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025 -
This, to me, is sincerely one of the greatest places that anyone could visit.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Adverb
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The high standard: people deserve access to genuinely healthy options.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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One thing that genuinely scared me was holding my breath under water.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Artlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artlessly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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