guiltlessly

/ˈɡɪɫtɫɪsli/ adv

In a guiltless manner; innocently.

Word Origin Guiltlessly comes from guiltless + -ly, meaning 'in a guiltless manner'. Guilt is from Old English gylt, and the -less suffix is from Proto-Germanic *lausaz 'lacking, free from'. So guiltlessly means acting without fault. The same -less appears in blameless, tireless, and endless.

adv In a guiltless manner; innocently.

He answered all questions guiltlessly, with nothing to hide.

(副词) 无辜地;清白地

他毫无愧疚地回答了所有问题,没有任何隐瞒。

(adverbio) inocentemente; sin culpa [De manera libre de culpa; inocentemente.]

Respondió a todas las preguntas con inocencia, sin nada que ocultar.

(adverbe) innocemment; sans culpabilité [De manière guiltless ; avec innocence, sans arrière-pensée.]

Il a répondu **guiltlessly** à toutes les questions, n'ayant rien à cacher.

(Adverb) unschuldig; schuldlos [auf eine **guiltless** Art und Weise; unschuldig.]

Er beantwortete alle Fragen **guiltlessly**, ohne etwas zu verbergen.

(副詞) 罪なく、潔く、何も隠すことなく。

彼は隠すこともなく、すべての質問に潔く答えた。

(advérbio) inocentemente; sem culpa [De maneira inocente; inocentemente.]

Ele respondeu a todas as perguntas inocentemente, sem nada a esconder.

Word parts: guilt + less + ly

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