guileless
adjective
free from deception or slyness; sincere and straightforward.
guilelessly
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a word derived from
guileless.
Example Sentences
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“Emily in Paris” leans hard, at every turn, on the most obvious tropes of the rom-com canon, but like Emily, it does it so guilelessly that what should be grating becomes almost charming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
Instead of trying for coolness, “Blinded by the Light” is guilelessly geeky, virtually exploding in earnestness.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2019
There’s an earnestness to the form that’s nearly admirable; cross words are rarely spoken, and most disagreements are resolved with a sheepish, white-toothed grin, always flashed guilelessly.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2016
But Isaac imbues it with disbelief and delight; we’ve already heard him confess guilelessly to his future wife that this had always been his ambition.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2015
Ernest, guilelessly playing host, sat Jack Neylan in front of a blackboard and attempted to explain the cyclotron principle to him.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
