unwary
adjective
not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.
unwarily
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a word derived from
unwary.
Example Sentences
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The ceiling leaks plaster, the walls are held upright by a huge wall divider, and one can step unwarily on a rug, as Eugene does, and sink a foot or so through the rotting floorboards.
From Time Magazine Archive
William Henry Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, last week gave decisive publication to his wrath against certain English hymns which Roman Catholics have unwarily allowed into their funeral services.
From Time Magazine Archive
Evangelist Billy Graham was unwarily inspecting his flock of three sheep near his North Carolina mountain home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Persistent Mr. Shinwell unwarily agreed that he welcomed "anything that would do good for the common cause."
From Time Magazine Archive
Those who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they heard; and if they did, they wondered, for little power remained in them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
