adv

innocently

IH-nuh-suhnt-lee

adv

In a way that shows no guilt or harmful intent.

"She innocently asked why everyone had gone quiet."

"He innocently walked into a conversation he had no idea was so tense."

How to Use Innocently

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDoing or saying something without meaning any harm.

more innocently comparative, most innocently superlative

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She _____ asked why everyone had gone quiet.

Built from innocent plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

guiltily

gently recently fluently urgently silently intently patently decently currently fervently patiently evidently

guiltily