artless
adjective
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous.
artlessly
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a word derived from
artless.
Example Sentences
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But the “L.A. Confidential” shadow is long, and the artlessly edited “The Black Dahlia” wilted quickly in it.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kiarostami doesn’t just drop a camera artlessly in the wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2019
In artlessly blatant ways — no costumes, props or makeup — he attempted to alter its surfaces, change its gender, cancel it out.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016
The stool, Panthers administrators believe, isn’t just a chair with wheels and legs padded artlessly with medical tape and foam rubber.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2016
Miss Delmege tossed the long attenuated plait of straight fair hair which hung artlessly over one shoulder, and simulated deafness.
From The War-Workers by E.M. Delafield
