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ingenuously

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in·gen·u·ous  (n-jny-s)
adj.
1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
2. Openly straightforward or frank; candid. See Synonyms at naive.
3. Obsolete Ingenious.
[Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
in·genu·ous·ly adv.
in·genu·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.ingenuously - in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly"
artlessly
Translations
ingenuously [ɪnˈdʒenjʊəslɪ] ADV (= naively) → ingenuamente; (= candidly) → cándidamente
ingenuously [ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsli] adv → ingénument
ingenuously
adv → offen, unbefangen; (= naïvely) → naiv
ingenuously [ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəslɪ] adv → ingenuamente
ingenuously [ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəslɪ] adv → ingenuamente


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I shall begin to fear you are very far gone indeed; and almost question whether you have dealt ingenuously with me.
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As Charlotte uttered, thus ingenuously, her pure attachment, the youth extended his hand towards her blindly.
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And it was a notable observation of a wise father, and no less ingenuously confessed; that those which held and persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly interested therein.
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