unquestioningly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English questioning

English unquestioning

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English unquestioningly

From unquestioning + -ly.

Adverb

unquestioningly (comparative more unquestioningly, superlative most unquestioningly)

1. 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 [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], 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

• unconditionally

Translations

without asking questions or having doubts

• Polish: bezkrytycznie (pl)
• Spanish: incondicionalmente (es), a pies juntillas (es)