Unsuspected
[ʌnsə'spektɪd]
Definition
(adj.) not suspected or believed likely; 'remained unsuspected as the head of the spy ring'; 'he was able to get into the building unspotted and unsuspected'; 'unsuspected difficulties arose'; 'unsuspected turnings in the road' .
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Definition
adj. not suspected: not known or supposed to exist—(Milt.) Unsuspect′.—adv. Unsuspec′tedly.—n. Unsuspec′tedness.—adj. Unsuspec′ting.—adv. Unsuspec′tingly.—n. Unsuspec′tingness.
Editor: Pratt
Examples
- Here again was given a most convincing demonstration of the truth that such an addition to the resources of mankind always carries with it unsuspected benefits even for its enemies. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I said--and got to the window unsuspected, in that way. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Criticism is the best test of such work, for it will show her both unsuspected merits and faults, and help her to do better next time. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And so it is that for countless generations this Record of the Rocks lay unsuspected beneath the feet of men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Though all unseen, and unsuspected by the pupils, Bradley Headstone even pervaded the school exercises. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Was it possible that appearances in this case had pointed one way while the truth lay all the while unsuspected in another direction? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Editor: Pratt