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Unawares

Unawares Meaning & Definition
Unawares Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Unawares?

[adv] at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"
[adv] 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
[adv] without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

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Unawares In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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