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unwary

[ uhn-wair-ee ]

adjective

unwarier, unwariest.
  1. not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.

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unwary

/ ʌˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking caution or prudence; not vigilant or careful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈɲԱ, noun
  • ܲˈɲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ɲi· adverb
  • ܲ·ɲi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unwary1

First recorded in 1570–80; un- 1 + wary
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Employment data bristle with pitfalls for the unwary, even among experienced economists such as Ohanian.

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Untethered to any fundamental values, these markets would be exceptionally easy to manipulate and hard to police, further endangering unwary investors.

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Predators and poisonous fungi threaten the unwary, but these hirsute hillocks are mostly a danger to themselves — as the alpha will learn when he seems bent on visiting his lust on a hungry mountain lion.

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By placing their faith in ivermectin instead of treatments known to be effective against COVID, unwary consumers were only harming themselves.

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Keep in mind that any large-scale sale of Trump’s shares would probably crater the stock price and take his unwary investors to the stock market woodshed.

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