US /ˈɪnəsəntli/
adv Freq #29274

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a naive or harmless way, without meaning any harm.

    "What did I do?" she asked innocently.

  2. 2
    adv

    Without guilt or wrongdoing.

    He claimed he had innocently bought the stolen goods.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · without guilt or wrongdoing. blamelesslyguiltlessly
Opposites

Etymology

From innocent + -ly.

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