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Unwary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Unwary has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

not alert to danger or deception

"the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"

"some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"

"seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"

2

Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience

Example Sentences
"the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise" adjective
"some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers" adjective
"seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
wary
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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