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guileless

[gahyl-lis] / ˈgaɪl lɪs /


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He’s adorable, guileless and given to the sort of offhand poetry that only tender youth can produce, casually reflecting on “the deep surprise of the ocean.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

As outspoken and sometimes guileless as she is, Madonna tends to choose her words carefully when the cameras are rolling.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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

Nairn, 49, is best known for playing Hodor – the guileless servant of House Stark - in HBO's fantasy drama.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

C. P. Ellis: hurting and hurtful, possessed of all the tedious, creaking, accumulated hatreds of the South, and yet guileless and—Riddick believed—essentially honorable.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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