unwary
pronunciation
How to pronounce unwary in British English:
UK [ʌnˈweəri]
How to pronounce unwary in American English:
US [ʌnˈweri]
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- Adjective:
- not alert to danger or deception
Word Origin
- unwary (adj.)
- by 1570s, possibly late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + wary (adj.). Old English had unwær "incautious," unwærlic. Related: Unwarily.
Example
- 1. In some senses , neogeography is laying a trap for the unwary .
- 2. Even for an unwary western traveller , it was an avoidable pitfall .
- 3. Disaster is always lurking for the unwary and is never far away .
- 4. China 's xinhua a trap for unwary western politicians .
- 5. Another way that listeners can make trouble for unwary event sources is throwing an unchecked exception .