disarmingly

American  

[dis-ahrm-ing-lee] / dɪsˈɑrm ɪŋ li /

adverb

1. in a way that disarms, or encourages people to feel less defensive, afraid, hostile, etc.

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Example Sentences

The scene is quiet, domestic, almost disarmingly ordinary.

From Salon

The film sensitively and disarmingly refuses to other the subculture at its core — a clever way of making the particular feel universal.

From Los Angeles Times

A dizzyingly beautiful one and a disarmingly talented one — with all the accompanying cunning, love complexity and joy it means to be human.

From Los Angeles Times

Even Mr. Kuitenbrouwer is sometimes disarmingly perplexed by his reverence for all things related to maple syrup.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this holiday season, I’d like to propose a gentle pivot back toward something both nostalgic and disarmingly charming: the cheese ball.

From Salon