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guileless

[gahyl-lis] / ˈgaɪl lɪs /


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A protagonist like Claire—faced with ethical dilemmas and a backstory she’d like to keep secret—is usually surrounded by the guileless and the innocent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“A party plaintiff’s misguided belief or guileless action in relying on a statement on which no reasonable person would rely is not justifiable reliance,” according to Vondran Legal, which has offices in California and Arizona.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The child is as smart and cunning as Dunk is thick and guileless.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The orphaned 20-year-old niece of a London plumber, Cluny is guileless, openhearted and supremely self-confident.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Or, God forbid, what I feared most: guileless devo­tion?

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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