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unwary

adj

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *wargaz✻ — “criminal”
  2. inherited from *wargijaną✻ — “to condemn, curse”
  3. inherited from *wargijan✻
  4. inherited from wierġan — “to curse, do evil”
  5. inherited from warien
  6. formed as unwary — “un- + wary”

Definitions

  1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.

  2. Unprepared

    Unprepared; not watchful.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA