innocently
adverb/ɪnəsəntli/
Frequency rank: #14,626 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that shows no guilt or wrongdoing; without harmful intent.
Example sentence
She smiled innocently when her teacher asked who had eaten the last cookie.
Synonyms & related words
- guilelessly
- naively
- blamelessly
- harmlessly
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