adverb
- in an innocent, honest, and straightforward manner; without deception or hidden motives
Examples
- She ingenuously admitted that she had never heard of the famous author.
- The child ingenuously asked why adults sometimes lie.
- He ingenuously believed everything his friends told him.
- The witness testified ingenuously about what she had seen.
- She ingenuously shared her personal struggles with the interviewer.
- The student ingenuously confessed to not understanding the assignment.