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artlessly

ADVERB
crudely
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That couplet may seem artlessly catchy, but its cadence must have taken immense patience to get just right.

From Washington Post Oct. 23, 2019

Kiarostami doesn’t just drop a camera artlessly in the wilderness.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2019

We meet in a north London studio, following her photo shoot, but there is no artifice in the minimal makeup or artlessly swept-back hair, and the miraculous perfection of every feature is mesmerising.

From The Guardian Jul. 14, 2018

In artlessly blatant ways — no costumes, props or makeup — he attempted to alter its surfaces, change its gender, cancel it out.

From New York Times Jun. 30, 2016

They are surprised by her lord, and she artlessly asks: “Must I, must I die to-day?” and requests to be buried in the orange garden.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence




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