uncontrived

(ˌʌnkənˈtraɪvd)

adj

natural or unplanned

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Adj.

uncontrived - not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"

unstudied

unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"

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