Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an unaffected manner; without affectation, or the attempt to produce false appearances; simply.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an unaffected manner. Sincerely and genuinely. Not artificially

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Examples

  • The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us but those who live their lives like the stars in the heaven and the lilies in the field, perfectly simple and unaffectedly.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • Pray: Lord, teach me to live my life unaffectedly—just like a child who is completely secure in the love of a benevolent parent.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us but those who live their lives like the stars in the heaven and the lilies in the field, perfectly simple and unaffectedly.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • Pray: Lord, teach me to live my life unaffectedly—just like a child who is completely secure in the love of a benevolent parent.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • While euro-zone leaders are still discussing ways to solve the sovereign debt crisis, the German economy seems to cruise along unaffectedly, Carsten Brzeski , an economist at ING Bank NV, wrote in a note.

    German Business Confidence Rises William Launder 2011

  • Pray: Lord, teach me to live my life unaffectedly—just like a child who is completely secure in the love of a benevolent parent.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • Pray: Lord, teach me to live my life unaffectedly—just like a child who is completely secure in the love of a benevolent parent.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • MILD SPOILER ALERT In the episode, change is afoot as TV's most endearing and unaffectedly sexy married couple, Coach Eric and Tami Taylor the sublime Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton face a personal crossroads while Coach's underdog Lions head to the state championship in their last hurrah.

    Roush Review: Dim Sunshine, Glorious Justified, FNL Farewell 2011

  • The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us but those who live their lives like the stars in the heaven and the lilies in the field, perfectly simple and unaffectedly.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

  • The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us but those who live their lives like the stars in the heaven and the lilies in the field, perfectly simple and unaffectedly.

    Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011

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