Who would not be angered when it was quite clear without any naive questions and when it was understood that it was useless to discuss it.
By way of answer he saw the little girl’s face approaching him, her full lips naively held out to kiss him.
I saw clearly that it was too naively expressed, and that perhaps he simply has no skill in writing…. that is a true criticism, brother.
It is expressed again in legal jargon, that is to say, with a too obvious display of the aim, and with a very naive eagerness.
"All this is very naive …. excuse me, I should have said impudent on your part," said Raskolnikov.
"N-no," Sonia whispered naively and timidly.
Svidrigailov asked in naive dismay, taking not the slightest notice of the epithet bestowed on his designs.
There are no more uses of "naive" in the book.
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You—Aunty, do you know the stuff in that thing makes Dr. Goebbels look like a naive little country boy?Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
I realize that some naive sliver of me hoped that he was better than this.Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
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