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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That couplet may seem artlessly catchy, but its cadence must have taken immense patience to get just right.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
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
Dewhurst artlessly pointed this out in the final debate.
From Slate ● May 28, 2014
"It shall be just as you like, pa dear," said Jessie, artlessly.
From True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop
