unaffectedly

adv

unaffectedly

adv

Etymology From unaffected + -ly.

1

In an unaffected manner; sincerely and genuinely.

  • Quite innocent, this prolonged inspection, so unaffectedly rude it was.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 19:
  • 2007 Nov. 7. Alfred Hickling review of The Adoption Papers in The Guardian. Lisa Livingstone as Molly gives the kind of unaffectedly natural performance you would happily watch until the cows come home.

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