- naïvely
- na·ïve·ly
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naïvely
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naively — na [ i]ve ly, adv. In a na[ i]ve manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
naïvely — adverb In a naïve manner. I do not want to spend long in examining the arguments for this general deprecation of sense perception or the intellectual motives for denying all credentials to sense perception in order to enhance those of calculation … Wiktionary
naively — adv. Naively is used with these verbs: ↑believe, ↑imagine … Collocations dictionary
naively — naive (also naïve) ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement. 2) (of art or an artist) produced in or adopting a simple, childlike style which deliberately rejects sophisticated techniques. DERIVATIVES naively adverb. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
naively — adverb in a naive manner he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money • Derived from adjective: ↑naive … Useful english dictionary
naively — adverb see naive … New Collegiate Dictionary
naïvely — adverb see naive … New Collegiate Dictionary
naively — See naive. * * * … Universalium
naively — adverb In a naive manner … Wiktionary
naively — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. childishly, ingenuously, stupidly; see foolishly , openly 1 … English dictionary for students
naively — nÉ‘ ɪËvlɪ /naɪ ɪËvlɪ adv. in a naive manner, unsuspectingly, in manner which is not worldly wise, gullibly; childishly, innocently, unsophisticated … English contemporary dictionary
