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unsuspected
[ uhn-suh-spek-tid ]
adjective
- not regarded or considered with suspicion:
unsuspected in the crime.
- not imagined to exist:
a person of unsuspected talents.
unsuspected
/ ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪd /
adjective
- not under suspicion
- not known to exist
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Derived Forms
- ˌunsusˈpectedly, adverb
- ˌunsusˈpectedness, noun
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Other Words From
- unsus·pected·ly adverb
- unsus·pected·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unsuspected1
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Example Sentences
“Maria, the unsuspected messenger became a joke between us,” he says.
With a gasp of dismay young Richard twisted in his chair to confront this fresh and unsuspected antagonist.
He has a sitter at three—a lady of the highest society, who wishes her visits to remain unsuspected.
I should not have minded being thought a Russian if they had not looked upon the most unsuspected people of Russia as spies.
There was no need for this precaution; their door remained unsuspected, and in five minutes the coast was clear.
She glided like a smooth serpent, or an invisible spirit; her presence was unseen, unfelt, unsuspected.
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