guiltlessly
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˈɡɪltləsli/
:
inocentemente
- Most of us would not imagine any correspondence between conceiving an ethnic genocide and, say, guiltlessly lying to one’s boss about a coworker.
Examples
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He guiltlessly took a day off work to relax and spend time with his family.
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He sits there, guiltlessly, as the Grand Man returns.
Fiction book (1997) -
So I may guiltlessly indulge my obsession with tragedy.
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Perhaps it's the opportunity to guiltlessly shop while boosting the local economy and donating to worthy charities.
Blog text (29) -
Arabs and Blacks were not affected much by these conflicts, and therefore, it might be argued, remain reproductively robust, led by self-confident "Big Men," and well able to guiltlessly repress the aggressive feminism that is contributing so much to the demographic collapse in the West.
Blog text (24) -
She guiltlessly enjoyed the sunny day at the park, fully aware that she had no responsibilities to attend to.
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The children played guiltlessly, free from any worries about homework or chores.
Synonyms
28
2.6
In a way that shows no guilt or knowledge of something wrong
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5.8
In a way that shows no fault or blame
1
7.4
In a way that shows someone is honest and does not try to trick people
Without blame or guilt when someone acts
Antonyms
How Guilty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Guiltlessly is formed from guilt ('a feeling that you did something wrong') plus -less ('without') and -ly (which makes a word describe how something is done). So it means 'without guilt', which is why we use it for actions done with no sense of wrongdoing.