NAIVELY

naively

(adverb) in a naive manner; “he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

naively (comparative more naively, superlative most naively)

In a naive manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Na"ïve`ly, adv.

Definition: In a naïve manner.

NAIVE

Na"ïve`, a. Etym: [F. naïf, fem. naïve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Naïf.]

Definition: Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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