disarmingly

American

[dis-ahrm-ing-lee] / dɪsˈɑrm ɪŋ li /

adverb

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

Example Sentences

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The scene is quiet, domestic, almost disarmingly ordinary.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Banton is disarmingly human - a welcome trait within the current set-up.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Leave it to Disney to make a giant snake look disarmingly adorable and to Quan to match that energy with his warm vocal performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Mr. Lloyd ends the album with a disarmingly soft-spoken version of Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

But before the grandeur and intricacy of Nature, he was, like Ptolemy and Kepler, exhilarated as well as disarmingly modest.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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