Definitions for unawaresˌʌn əˈwɛərz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•a•waresˌʌn əˈwɛərz(adv.)
unknowingly or inadvertently.
without warning; unexpectedly:
to find someone unawares.
Origin of unawares:
1525–35
Princeton's WordNet
unawares(adverb)
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
"came upon the diamond unawares"
unawares(adverb)
suddenly and unexpectedly
"rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln
short, unawares(adverb)
at a disadvantage
"I was caught short"
Wiktionary
unawares(Adverb)
unexpectedly or by surprise
unawares(Adverb)
inadvertently
unawares(Adverb)
without plan or forethought
Webster Dictionary
Unawares(adverb)
without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly
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