as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
artlessly commented that the dress looked good informed his host rather artlessly that the food was okay but not fantastic
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Recent Examples of artlessly
Lines that seem artlessly off-the-cuff on first pass accrue an unexpected weight and purpose the fourth time through; the countrified guitar lick that sounds so chipper at the start of a song is dripping with melancholy by the end.
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Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artlessly
Adverb
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Here was a government that had explicitly borrowed from Beijing’s developmental playbook and sincerely attempted to imitate it, but failed.
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My favorite depictions of this city know its real history is too cuckoo to capture sincerely; straight reenactments make the production of 35mm masterpieces look as piddly as Shrinky Dinks.
Adverb
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So, while certain claims about the recent test appear to be hyperbolic, this is genuinely an impressive technical achievement for the team behind it.
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Spontaneous travel or conversation with someone from a different background could be genuinely enlightening.
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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On top of that, Kelce appeared on the cover of GQ magazine and spoke openly about his and Swift’s relationship for the first time with a major publication.
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“Artlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artlessly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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