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Antonyms for ignorantly

Grammar : Adv
Spell : ig-ner-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪg nər ənt

Definition of ignorantly

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French ignorant (14c.), from Latin ignorantia, from ignorantem (nominative ignorans), present participle of ignorare "not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old Latin gnarus "aware, acquainted with" (cf. Classical Latin noscere "to know," notus "known"), from Proto-Latin suffixed form *gno-ro-, related to gnoscere "to know" (see know).
  • Form influenced by Latin ignotus "unknown." Cf. also uncouth. Colloquial sense of "ill-mannered" first attested 1886. As a noun meaning "ignorant person" from mid-15c.
  • As in superficially : adv lightly; without care
  • As in unawares : adv without warning; suddenly
Example sentences :
  • And what is the meaning of "I did it ignorantly" but that I did it out of folly, not malice?
  • Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
  • And Ruffo, all ignorantly and unconsciously, had pierced the heart of Hermione.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • He's that ignorantly innocent, wild geese is as wise as serpents to him.
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • No pledges that I had ignorantly made to such scoundrels could bind me.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • I meditate much, ignorantly and fumblingly, on the modes and purposes of writing.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • He made a bad blunder; but he made it honestly and ignorantly.
  • Extract from : « William Penn » by George Hodges
  • It was led to me by some amazing attraction which I exercise over it ignorantly.
  • Extract from : « Tongues of Conscience » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • From first to last his testimony is, "I did it ignorantly, in unbelief."
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • The mischief is the same whether a man does it ignorantly or knowingly.
  • Extract from : « Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses » by Sir Joshua Reynolds
  • Else you may either run into it ignorantly, or oppose a duty as if it were persecution.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter

Synonyms for ignorantly

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