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unˈwarily, adv.
[un-1 11. Cf. unwary a.]
†1. = unwarely adv. 2. Obs.
1568Grafton Chron. II. 94 King Richard..drue him toward Aubeuyle.., and fell vpon the Frenchmen vnwarily. 1593Shakes. John v. vii. 63 The best part of my powre..Were in the Washes all vnwarily, Deuoured by the vn⁓expected flood.
2. Incautiously, imprudently; inadvertently.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong s.v. Bric, When a word vnwarilie spoken, is taken for a confession. 1594Spenser Amoretti xvi, One day as I vnwarily did gaze On those fayre eyes. 1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. 213 One speckled fish the Seamen fed vpon vnwarily. 1670Clarendon Contempl. Ps. Tracts (1727) 382 Being unwarily ensnared by the vanities and levities of the world. 1712Addison Spect. No. 435 ⁋5 Any little Extravagance into which they are sometimes unwarily fallen. 1758Johnson Idler No. 12 ⁋1 We all either voluntarily or unwarily at least once an hour confess the truth. 1822W. Irving Braceb. Hall xvi, She had unwarily approached too near the bank. 1891Law Times XCI. 32/1 Pointing out the pitfalls into which they unwarily fall. |