ARTLESSLY

artlessly, ingenuously

(adverb) in an ingenuous manner; “she answered the judge’s questions artlessly”

artlessly, crudely, inexpertly

(adverb) in a crude and unskilled manner; “an inexpertly constructed lean-to”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

artlessly (comparative more artlessly, superlative most artlessly)

In an artless manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Art"less*ly, adv.

Definition: In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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