naïflyadv.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈiːfli/,

/nɑːˈiːfli/, U.S.

/naɪˈifli/,

/nɑˈifli/

Forms: see naïf adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: naïf adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < naïf adj. + -ly suffix². Compare naively adv.

Now rare.

= naively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adverb] > artlessly, guilessly, or innocently

innocentlyc1400

ingenuously1611

plain-heartedly1675

artlessly1713

naively1716

naïfly1859

unsubtly1934

1859 T. A. Trollope Decade Ital. Women I. Notes 404 ‘And some keep one horse, and some two, and some five, et aliqui nullum tenent,’—which naïf-ly lame conclusion puts one in mind of the French bard's description of Marlborough's funeral cortege.

1876 Galaxy Aug. 290/2 We fear that a great exhibition, no more than a great hotel, will satisfy the uneasy Philadelphian longing that this man so naifly expressed.

1887 Sat. Rev. 1 Oct. 443 The naïf and naïfly expressed vexation of the Irish Nationalist papers.

1987 Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 100 18 The degree B of f means (naifly at least for the moment) the numbers of points.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naïfly
释义	naïflyadv. Brit. /nʌɪˈiːfli/, /nɑːˈiːfli/, U.S. /naɪˈifli/, /nɑˈifli/ Forms: see naïf adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: naïf adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < naïf adj. + -ly suffix². Compare naively adv. Now rare. = naively adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adverb] > artlessly, guilessly, or innocently innocentlyc1400 ingenuously1611 plain-heartedly1675 artlessly1713 naively1716 naïfly1859 unsubtly1934 1859 T. A. Trollope Decade Ital. Women I. Notes 404 ‘And some keep one horse, and some two, and some five, et aliqui nullum tenent,’—which naïf-ly lame conclusion puts one in mind of the French bard's description of Marlborough's funeral cortege. 1876 Galaxy Aug. 290/2 We fear that a great exhibition, no more than a great hotel, will satisfy the uneasy Philadelphian longing that this man so naifly expressed. 1887 Sat. Rev. 1 Oct. 443 The naïf and naïfly expressed vexation of the Irish Nationalist papers. 1987 Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 100 18 The degree B of f means (naifly at least for the moment) the numbers of points. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1859
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