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unwary

[ uhn-wair-ee ]

/ ʌnˈwɛər i /

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adjective, un·war·i·er, un·war·i·est.

not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.

Origin of unwary

First recorded in 1570–80; un-¹ + wary

SYNONYMS FOR unwary

incautious, indiscreet, rash, heedless.

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ANTONYMS FOR unwary

careful, cautious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unwary

un·war·i·ly, adverb un·war·i·ness, noun

Words nearby unwary

unwaged, unwanted, unwarped, unwarrantable, unwarranted, unwary, unwashed, unwatched, unwavering, unwaxed, unwearied

Example sentences from the Web for unwarily

Thereupon, Franklin tells us, the Commissioners "did frankly but unwarily give the Orders."

Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) |Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Marvin Chislett had unwarily peeped from inside the door of his mercantile establishment.

The Boss of Little Arcady |Harry Leon Wilson
One beautiful young horse lost its life just before my arrival, unwarily approaching a precipitous incline.

In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-Edwards
But the message had been unwarily delivered in my hearing, and I was clamorous for permission to go.

Discipline |Mary Brunton

This Highlander of the Devil had some mechanism in his purse that discharged a small steel pistol when unwarily opened.

Old Friends |Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for unwarily

unwary

/ (ʌnˈwɛərɪ) /

adjective

lacking caution or prudence; not vigilant or careful

Derived forms of unwary

unwarily, adverb unwariness, noun