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Webster 1913 Edition
Unwary
1.
Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
2.
Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unwary
UNWA'RY
,Adj.
1.
Not vigilant against danger; not cautious; unguarded; precipitate.2.
Unexpected. Obs.Definition 2024
unwary
unwary
English
Adjective
unwary (comparative unwarier, superlative unwariest)
- Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
- Unprepared; not watchful
Quotations
- 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
- Three little maids who, all unwary,
Come from a ladies' seminary
- Three little maids who, all unwary,
Related terms
Translations
lacking caution
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unprepared
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