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un·awares (-ə werz′)

adverb

  1. without knowing or being aware; unintentionally
  2. unexpectedly; suddenly; by surprise to sneak up on someone unawares

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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