4
truly(adverb, openly, honestly, naturally)
4
truthfully(adverb, completely, openly, honestly, naturally)
3
above-board
3
point-blank(adverb, honestly)
3
seriously
3
unaffectedly(adverb, artlessly)
3
unambiguously
3
unsophisticatedly(adverb, simply, artlessly)
2
baldly(adverb, simply)
2
benevolently(kindly, correctly, fairly, keenly, properly)
2
charitably(kindly, correctly, fairly, keenly, properly)
2
clearly(adverb, simply)
2
face
2
guilelessly
2
in the open
2
ingenuously
2
innocently(adverb, simply)
2
naively(adverb, artlessly)
2
outspokenly
2
politely(kindly, keenly, eagerly, passionately, generously)
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