Ingenuously

//ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly.

    "Let us ingenuously confesse that only God and Faith hath told it us: for it is no lesson of Nature, nor comming from our reason."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an ingenuous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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artlesslygenuinelyhonestlynaturallyopenlyplainly

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"I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defense. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed."

Etymology

From ingenuous + -ly.

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