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unknowing
[ uhn-noh-ing ]
/ ʌnˈnoʊ ɪŋ /
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adjective
ignorant or unaware:unknowing aid to the enemy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM unknowing
un·know·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby unknowing
unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown, unknown quantity, Unknown Soldier, unlabeled, unlace
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British Dictionary definitions for unknowing
unknowing
/ (ʌnˈnəʊɪŋ) /
adjective
not knowing; ignorant
(postpositive often foll by of) without knowledge or unaware (of)
Derived forms of unknowing
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