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unawares |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. ``Mercies lighting unawares.'' --J. H. Newman. Lest unawares we lose This our high place our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton. {At unaware}, or {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. --R. Browning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unawares adv 1: without forethought or plan inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares" 2: 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 3: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: {short}]
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