unawares
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
unaware + -s (adverbial suffix)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
unawares (not comparable)
- Unexpectedly or by surprise.
- 1815 [1802], William Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence:
- And I with these untoward thoughts had striven, / I saw a Man before me unawares: / The oldest Man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs.
- Inadvertently.
- Without plan or forethought.
Related terms[edit]
- at unawares
- unaware (adjective)
- unawarely
Translations[edit]
unexpectedly or by surprise
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inadvertently — see inadvertently
without plan or forethought
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