disarminglyadv.
/dɪsˈɑːmɪŋli/, U.S. /ˌdɪsˈɑrmɪŋli/ In a disarming manner; esp. in a way that allays suspicion or hostility, chiefly by means of charm or attractiveness. Hence simply: charmingly, winningly.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adverb] > in appeasing or propitiatory manner
propitiatorilya1555
disarmingly1836
propitiatingly1856
placatingly1875
conciliatingly1880
conciliatorily1903
1836 A. Kneeland National Hymns 45 Bigots few will soon be found, As reason moves disarmingly.
1891 Weekly Civilian (Cumberland, Maryland) 27 Mar. This young man..had a most disarmingly sunny, and honest, and good-tempered, and gentle smile.
1928 Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 8/5 He is a business man himself, speaking in terms which are disarmingly straightforward.
1962 A. White Diary 14 Jan. (1993) ii. 64 I meant to ‘have a word’ with E.A.C...but he was so disarmingly sweet and friendly I didn't have the heart.
2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 May (T Style Mag.) 141 He is charm itself: outrageous, funny, scandalous, disarmingly candid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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