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ingenuous

[in-jen-yoo-uhs] / ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs /


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Less an ingenuous revelation of lofty self-insulation from such voters, then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

All of this feels rather random, rather personal, rather ingenuous.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

They inquire, wide-eyed and ingenuous, why do we need to decide on these witnesses now, when we have all the time in the world?

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2020

“There’s always been people that do ‘home-brew’ — trying to find newer, ingenuous ways of generating radio waves.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2019

“But why do you want to keep the embryo below par?” asked an ingenuous student.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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