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ingenuous  
If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. 
FORMAL  adj 
 (Antonym: disingenuous)  He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter...  
♦  ingenuously    adv ADV with v, ADV adj 
Somewhat ingenuously, he explains how the crime may be accomplished...  

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