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artlessly

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art·less  (ärtls)
adj.
1. Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit. See Synonyms at naive.
2. Free of artificiality; natural: artless charm.
3. Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
4. Poorly made or done; crude.
artless·ly adv.
artless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.artlessly - in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to"
inexpertly, crudely
2.artlessly - in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly"
ingenuously
Translations
artlessly [ˈɑːtlɪslɪ] ADV
1. (= innocently) → ingenuamente
2. (= clumsily) → torpemente
artlessly [ˈɑːtlɪslɪ] adv → ingenuamente


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As a conclusion for this chapter I will copy out a little song which I extemporised for Sylvia on our way home to Yellowsands-- too artlessly happy, it will be observed, to rhyme correctly:--
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
You cannot think how artlessly and prettily she assures me of her happiness.
The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context
She was not struck by any thing remarkably clever in Miss Smith's conversation, but she found her altogether very engagingnot inconveniently shy, not unwilling to talkand yet so far from pushing, shewing so proper and becoming a deference, seeming so pleasantly grateful for being admitted to Hartfield, and so artlessly impressed by the appearance of every thing in so superior a style to what she had been used to, that she must have good sense, and deserve encouragement.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
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