Unwary
[ʌn'weərɪ] or [ʌn'wɛri]
Definition
(adj.) not alert to danger or deception; 'the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise'; 'some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers'; 'seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence'- O.J.Campbell .
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Definition
(a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
(a.) Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
Typist: Sean
Definition
adj. not wary or cautious (Spens.) unexpected.—adv. Unwā′rily in an unwary or heedless manner.—n. Unwā′riness the state of being unwary careless or heedless.
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Examples
- Thank you, I prefer spiders, she replied, fishing up two unwary little ones who had gone to a creamy death. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The truth was, it was a base fraud--a snare to trap the unwary--chaff to catch fledglings with. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Lust or malice or anger will betray you at last in some unwary moment; sooner or later you will be mine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- With which caution to the unwary, my dear, I take the liberty of pulling this here bell, and so go back to our business. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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