innocently
Translation
innocently, harmlessly, naively
Examples
She smiled innocently at the teacher.
She smiled innocently at the teacher.
He asked, quite innocently, why she was crying.
He asked, quite innocently, why she was crying.
Grammar Patterns
((verb)) innocently to do something in an innocent manner She smiled innocently at the teacher.
Similar Words
Synonyms: harmlessly, naively, guilelessly; Antonyms: guiltily, knowingly
Etymology
From the adjective 'innocent' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.
Memory Tips
Describes an action done in an 'innocent' way. If you know 'innocent', you know 'innocently'.