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unawares

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: unawares

1
adv
suddenly and unexpectedly
2
adv
at a disadvantage
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: unawares
1

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
2

adv at a disadvantage

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