Meanings
adverbartlessly (comparative more artlessly, superlative most artlessly)
comparative more artlessly · superlative most artlessly
- In an artless manner.
"Of course not , darling," she artlessly replied.
1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a crude and unskilled manner
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adverbin an ingenuous manner
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Origin
Translations
Italian ingenuamente
- ingenuamentein an artless manner
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
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