unwitting
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un·wit·ting

adjective \-ˈwi-tiŋ\

Definition of UNWITTING

1
: not knowing : unaware <kept the truth from their unwitting friends>
2
: not intended : inadvertent <an unwitting mistake>
un·wit·ting·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of UNWITTING

  1. He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.
  2. an unwitting victim of fraud

First Known Use of UNWITTING

before 12th century

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