unwary
English edit
Etymology edit
From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
Adjective edit
unwary (comparative unwarier, superlative unwariest)
- Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
- Unprepared; not watchful
Quotations edit
1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Three little maids who, all unwary,
Come from a ladies' seminary
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Translations edit
lacking caution
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unprepared
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