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unwary
adjective un·wary \ˌən-ˈwer-ē\
: easily fooled or surprised : not aware of and careful about possible problems, dangers, etc.
Full Definition of UNWARY
— un·wari·ly \-ˈwar-ə-lē, -ˈwer-\ adverb
— un·wari·ness \-ˈwer-ē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of UNWARY
1579
Related to UNWARY
- Synonyms
- aw-shucks, dewy, dewy-eyed, green, ingenuous, innocent, naïf (or naif), primitive, simple, simpleminded, uncritical, unknowing, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, naive, unworldly, wide-eyed
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
Rhymes with UNWARY
baneberry, barberry, bayberry, bearberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, cranberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, gooseberry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, mulberry, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry
UNWARINESS Defined for Kids
unwary
adjective un·wary \ˌən-ˈwer-ē\
un·war·i·erun·war·i·est
Definition of UNWARY for Kids
: easily fooled or surprised <unwary buyers>
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