Definition of unawares
1 : without design, attention, preparation, or premeditation
2 : without warning : suddenly, unexpectedly
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Examples of unawares in a Sentence
the thunderstorm caught us unawares, and we scrambled to get off the ridge as lightning started to flash
Origin and Etymology of unawares
un- + aware + -s, adverb suffix, from Middle English, from -s, genitive singular ending of nouns — more at -s
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1 : without warning : by surprise “The danger is being caught unawares.” — Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted
2 : without knowing : unintentionally I came upon them unawares.
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