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ignorantly

ignorantly

4 5.1
In a way that shows you do not know or understand something
  • adverb
  • /ˈɪɡnərəntli/
translation icon : ignorantemente
  • Many people ignorantly follow trends without understanding their implications.

The one not knowing the law of God sins ignorantly more often than the one who knows.

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Examples

  • The true owner of the ticket, apparently not understanding how it all worked, was ignorantly happy and left.

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  • I've been ashamed too many times this year due to how ignorantly some people chose to represent my party.

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  • I came into this afraid that he would be speaking ignorantly, but actually I agree with everything that he says.

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  • The one not knowing the law of God sins ignorantly more often than the one who knows.

  • Joy, that 14% that you so ignorantly called a gift is a tax on investment gains.

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  • I love how you so ignorantly assume that all Christians do everything you have listed above.

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  • The CEO actually makes $501,122 a year, not the over a million you ignorantly claim.

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  • Some do not lie, but they just ignorantly propagate these lies.

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  • There is no harm in lifting weights unless it is done carelessly or ignorantly.

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  • I'm so saddened by how many women miscarried and were treated abominably (or ignorantly) by their medical personnel.

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Synonyms

naively
vsignorantly
13 4.4

In a way that shows little experience and too much trust

focuses on not knowing or being unaware rather than innocence
uncomprehendingly
vsignorantly
1 8.1

In a way that shows someone does not understand what is happening

shows a broader, general lack of knowledge or awareness

Antonyms

In a way that shows strong understanding of a subject

How Knowledgeable

expertly
19 3.4
ignorantly
4 5.1
naively
13 4.4

Surface Forms

ignorantly positive

Morphology

ignorantly = ignorant (transparent) = ignorant + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'ignorant' with '-ly', and its meaning follows directly from the base adjective.

Etymology

Ignorantly comes from the same root as ignore and ignorance, made from parts in- ('not') and gnor- ('know'). So to act ignorantly is to behave as if you 'do not know' something, or to act without knowledge.