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51sweetly — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In a sweet manner] Syn. agreeably, pleasantly, comfortably, gently, gratefully, softly, smoothly, kindly, with winsome ways, in a winning manner, charmingly, ingenuously, with naïveté. 2. [With a sweet sound] Syn. like… …
52ingenuous — in|gen|u|ous [ınˈdʒenjuəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: ingenuus born, free born, honest , from gignere to produce children ] an ingenuous person is simple, trusting, and honest, especially because they have not had much experience of… …
53ingenuous — 1590s, noble in nature, from L. ingenuus with the virtues of freeborn people, of noble character, frank, upright, candid, originally native, freeborn, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + gen , root of gignere beget, produce (see GENUS (Cf.… …
54ingenuous — [ɪn dʒɛnjʊəs] adjective innocent and unsuspecting. Derivatives ingenuously adverb ingenuousness noun Origin C16 (orig. in sense noble, generous ): from L. ingenuus lit. native, inborn …
55above-board — ad. Openly, candidly, ingenuously, frankly, sincerely, fairly, in open sight, without artifice, without concealment, without equivocation, without guile, without disguise, without mental reservation …
56ingenuous — adjective inexperienced, simple, trusting, and honest ingenuously adverb ingenuousness noun (U) opposite disingenuous …
57aboveboard — adv 1. overtly, openly, in open sight, in the open, out in the open, in full view, in plain view, publicly, in public, in public view, for all to see; up front, on the table; before one s eyes, Inf. under one s nose; to one s face, face to face,… …
58honestly — adv 1. uprightly, upstandingly, incor ruptibly, uncorruptly, uncorruptedly; ethically, morally, high mindedly; truthfully, trustworthily, Inf. trustily, responsibly, reliably, dependably; loyally, faithfully, staunchly, steadfastly. 2. honorably …
59outright — adj 1. complete, total, out and out, dead, categorical, unequivocal, unconditional, incontestable, flat; thorough, thoroughgoing, wholesale, comprehensive, full, exhaustive, sweeping, radical, all out, Inf. flat out; absolute, utter, sheer, stark …
60simply — adv 1. easily, clearly, distinctly, plainly, intelligibly, lucidly, legibly; obviously, evidently, conspicuously, unmistakably, transparently. 2. sincerely, artlessly, openly, ingenuously, guilelessly, genuinely, undeceptively, undeceitfully;… …
