unwary

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Adjective

unwary (comparative unwarier, superlative unwariest)

Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
Unprepared; not watchful

Quotations

1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:

Three little maids who, all unwary,
Come from a ladies' seminary

Synonyms

careless

Related terms

unwarily

Translations

lacking caution

Bulgarian: непредпазлив (bg) (nepredpazliv)
Georgian: წინდაუხედავი (c̣indauxedavi), დაუდევარი (daudevari)
German: unbedarft (de), unachtsam (de), unvorsichtig (de)
Irish: anfhaiteach
Italian: incauto (it)
Manx: neuhwoaieagh, neuarreydagh, neuhastagh
Maori: hautāruru
Spanish: incauto (es)

unprepared

Maori: hautāruru

Anagrams

runway, unwray

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