unquestioningly
English
Etymology
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English un-
English questioning
English unquestioning
English unquestioningly
From unquestioning + -ly.
Adverb
unquestioningly (comparative more unquestioningly, superlative most unquestioningly)
- Without asking questions or having doubts. With complete obedience and without making any opposition.
- She accepted unquestioningly the dictum that a woman's place is in the home.
- 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
- Miss Hamilton's look expressed surprise, but she accepted what he said unquestioningly; it agreed with much that she had heard.
- 2015 September 5, Mark Diacono, “In praise of the Asian pear”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening)[1], archived from the original on 12 September 2015, page 1:
- They [Asian pears] are unquestionably Christmassy and festive, with their golden speckled skin.
Synonyms
Translations
without asking questions or having doubts
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