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Definition of Naively
1. Adverb. In a naive manner. "He believed, naively, that she would leave him her money"
Definition of Naively
1. Adverb. In a naive manner. ¹
2. Adverb. (alternative form of naively) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naively
1. naive [adv] - See also: naive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naively
Literary usage of Naively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study by Jean-Marie Guyau (1897)
"Future miracles impossible— Religious poetry not to be expected—Men of genius
capable of sincerely and naively labouring in the creating of a new religion ..."
2. Retrospective Reviews: A Literary Log by Richard Le Gallienne (1896)
"Perfect expression such as this, in conjunction with conception, now so naively
primitive and anon so startling ly ' modern,' makes one wonder how much more ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1862)
"... when asked whether the Roman rule was popular or not, so naively answered: '
I only know one man with whom it is ' popular, and that is the Vice-Legate ..."
4. Lives of Indian Officers by John William Kaye (1889)
"And he soon afterwards naively informs us, that from the ' conspicuous advantage
he derived from the great command of money to carry on his commercial ..."
5. America and the Canal Title; Or, An Examination, Sifting and Interpretation by Joseph C. Freehoff (1916)
"under those inspirations he is naively indifferent to the restraints of duty and
even unaware of them; ready to kick the Constitution into the backyard ..."
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