Both Uses of
ingenuous
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- And, quite ingenuously, he clasped her waist.†
Chpt 1.2.7 *ingenuously = in an innocent manner -- as when lacking sophistication or worldliness -- especially when being direct and not masking feelings
- There is a Diana flying in the air, but so excellent, so tender, so delicate, of so ingenuous an action, her hair so well coiffed and adorned with a crescent, her flesh so white, that she leads into temptation those who regard her too curiously.†
Chpt 2.10.5
Definition:
innocent in the sense of lacking in sophistication or worldliness -- especially in being direct and not masking feelings