| But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent. |
| His vulnerability, his emotions are those of the wily and ingenuous country lawyer. |
| Sometimes the reviewer knows nothing of the author or the reputation in which a book comes wrapped, the result being a rare, ingenuous honesty. |
| At the risk of being thought even more ingenuous or, indeed, of exposing myself to ridicule, let me present another idea. |
| She plays her absurd role with more conviction than seems possible, not to mention a charmingly ingenuous sexiness. |
| Policy-planning, decision-making and implementation of strategy should be transparent and ingenuous. |
