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Innocently — In no*cent*ly, adv. In an innocent manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
innocently — index unknowingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
innocently — c.1400, from INNOCENT (Cf. innocent) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
innocently — [[t]ɪ̱nəsəntli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you say that someone does or says something innocently, you mean that they are pretending not to know something about a situation. → See also innocent I tried to catch Chrissie s eye to find out what… … English dictionary
innocently — adverb 1. in a not unlawful manner he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently • Derived from adjective: ↑innocent 2. in a naively innocent manner she smiled at him innocently • Derived from adjective: ↑innocent … Useful english dictionary
innocently — adv. Innocently is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑enquire, ↑reply, ↑shrug, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
innocently — innocent ► ADJECTIVE 1) not guilty of a crime or offence. 2) free from moral wrong; not corrupted. 3) not intended to cause offence; harmless. 4) (innocent of) without experience or knowledge of. ► NOUN ▪ an innocent person … English terms dictionary
innocently — adverb see innocent … New Collegiate Dictionary
innocently — adverb In an innocent manner … Wiktionary
innocently — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. without guilt, with the best of intentions, ignorantly; see kindly 2 , politely … English dictionary for students
