Usually means: Acting naturally, without forced effort.
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▸ adjective:  Lacking the ingenuity to contrive or plan things.

Similar:
unstudied, candid, natural, uninventive, uncontrivable, unenterprising, uningenious, uncunning, uncrafty, uninventful, more...

Opposite:
contrived, deliberate, calculated, planned, orchestrated

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Similar:
unstudied, candid, natural, uninventive, uncontrivable, unenterprising, uningenious, uncunning, uncrafty, uninventful, more...

Opposite:
contrived, deliberate, calculated, planned, orchestrated



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