unwarely

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adverb

unawares; unforeseen

OriginMiddle English unwarly ← Old English unwærlīce →
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Meanings

adverbunwarely (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletepoeticunawares; unforeseen

Origin

  1. Old Englishunwærlīce
  2. Middle Englishunwarly
  3. Englishunwarely

from Middle English unwarly, from Old English unwærlīce; equivalent to unware + -ly.

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APA

unwarely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwarely

MLA

“unwarely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwarely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwarely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwarely.

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