Innocently

in·no·cent  (n-snt)

adj.

1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.

2.

a. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.

b. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

3.

a. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.

b. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.

4.

a. Not experienced or worldly; naive.

b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.

5.

a. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.

b. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.

6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.

n.

1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.

2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.

3. A very young child.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-¹ + nocns, present participle of nocre, to harm; see nek-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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inno·cent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	innocently - in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently"
	2.	innocently - in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently"