ingenuously C2 Topic:Describing Qualities UK /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/ See IPA manual Freq #491555 Meanings 1 adv In an open, honest, and straightforward way. She ingenuously confessed that she had never read the book she was praising. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in an open, honest, and... artlesslyfrankly Etymology AI details From ingenuous + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ingenuously **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/ **Frequency rank:** 491555 ## Meanings 1. In an open, honest, and straightforward way. ## Examples - She ingenuously confessed that she had never read the book she was praising. ## Etymology From ingenuous + -ly. ## AI Etymology Ingenuously is from ingenuous + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include in an open, honest, and straightforward way. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown