US /ənˈwɛri/
adj Freq #62772

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not alert to danger or deception

    The shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise.

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Forms unwarily
Related forms unwarily

Etymology

From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”).

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