artlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis

Proto-Italic *artis

Latin ars

Latin artemder.

Old French artbor.

Middle English art

English art

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English artless

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English artlessly

From artless + -ly.

Adverb

artlessly (comparative more artlessly, superlative most artlessly)

1. In an artless manner.
   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 35:

     "Of course not , darling," she artlessly replied.

Translations

in an artless manner

• Italian: ingenuamente (it)