artlessly
- adverb
- /ˈɑrtləsli/
- It was a poor article, executed artlessly, and its failures are yours, not the readers'.
Examples
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He danced artlessly at the party, moving to the music without any training or grace.
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The artist painted the landscape artlessly, capturing the beauty without any technical skills.
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Despite her lack of experience, she spoke artlessly, expressing her genuine thoughts.
Synonyms
In a rough, unskilled, and often rude way
In a clumsy way that shows little skill
In a way that shows little skill or experience
In a clumsy way that is not graceful
In a way that shows little skill or experience
In an awkward, clumsy way that is not smooth
In an awkward or clumsy way
In a clumsy way that shows poor skill
In a clumsy way that shows little ability
Antonyms
How Skillful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word artlessly can also mean 'in an unskilled or rough way'; it comes from artless ('without art') where art means 'skill', like in artist. So something done artlessly is done without skill or polish.