innocently
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in·no·cent
(ĭn′ə-sənt)adj.
1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.
2.
a. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.
b. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
3.
a. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.
b. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.
4.
a. Not experienced or worldly; naive.
b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.
5.
a. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
b. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.
n.
1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.
2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.
3. A very young child.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocēns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-1 + nocēns, present participle of nocēre, to harm; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]
in′no·cent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | innocently - in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently" |
2. | innocently - in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently" |
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Translations
بِبَراءَه
nevinně
ártatlanul
sakleysislega
nevinne
nedolžno
masumcasafça
innocently
[ˈɪnəsntlɪ] ADV [ask, smile] → inocentemente, con inocenciashe looked at her father innocently → dirigió a su padre una mirada llena de inocencia
the joke had begun innocently enough → la broma había empezado de una forma muy inocente
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innocent
(ˈinəsnt) adjective1. not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc). A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.
2. (of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions. innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.
3. free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc. an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!
ˈinnocently adverbˈinnocence noun
He at last managed to prove his innocence; the innocence of a child.
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