as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
guilelessly revealed that she had worked as a navy pilot before becoming a writer
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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,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Play sincerely, and let joy lead your craft.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gosling seems genuinely interested in the watches, meaning the partnership feels authentic and the watch cameos not overly forced.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Davie spoke very freely and openly ahead of his exit.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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This was back in the days when Ross openly talked, even joked with the media, back in a time when things were funny.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Guilelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilelessly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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