Unsuspecting
[ʌnsə'spektɪŋ] or ['ʌnsə'spɛktɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; 'an unsuspecting victim'; 'unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader' .
(adj.) not suspicious; 'deceiving the unsuspecting public' .
Inputed by Erma--From WordNet
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unsuspicious, credulous.
Typed by Cedric
Examples
- The unsuspecting Sloppy was at that moment airing his many buttons within view of the window. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our Roman Ferguson is the most patient, unsuspecting, long-suffering subject we have had yet. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Tarzan came quietly above the unsuspecting beast and silently stalked him until he came into a little patch of moonlight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The day wore on, and still Tarzan of the Apes crouched above the unsuspecting woman at the cauldron. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Pardon me for intruding on your reflections, I said to the unsuspecting Mr. Bruff. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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