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ingenuously
in·gen·u·ous I0138300 (ĭn-jĕn′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive: I'm not so ingenuous as to believe everything he says. See Synonyms at naive.2. Straightforward or frank; candid: "I must be so ingenuous as to own that the accounts are not so certain as to the exact time and place of his birth" (Memoir of Martinus Scriblerus). [Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] in·gen′u·ous·ly adv.in·gen′u·ous·ness n.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | ingenuously - in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly"artlessly | Translationsingenuously Related to ingenuously: ingeniousSynonyms for ingenuouslyadv in an ingenuous mannerSynonyms |