unwary
unwary
Definition
un·wary (-wer′ē)
adjective
not wary; not watchful or cautious; not alert to possible danger, trickery, etc.
- unwakened
- unwalled
- unwaning
- unwanted
- unwarlike
- unwarmed
- unwarned
- unwarped
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
un·war′i·ly adverb
un·war′i·ness noun
unwary
Synonyms
unwary
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- motorist: But they are also on straight roads where arbitrary speed limits trap the unwary motorist when a higher speed may be perfectly safe.
- traveler: The sands are about 8 miles across, and are often fatal to unwary travelers.
- buyer: This can be a trap for the unwary buyer or seller.
- reader: I've added an X to the above links, so that they won't infect an unwary reader of this message.
- fish: Here they will lurk waiting to attack any unwary fish that ventures too close.
- user: The first contact is usually made through email, enticing the unwary user to an infected site.
Browse dictionary entries near unwary
- unwarranted
- unwarlike
- unwanted
- unvoiced
- unvoice
- unversed
- unverified
- unveiling
- unveil
- unvarying
- unwashed
- unwavering
- unwearied
- unwelcome
- unwell
- unwept
- unwholesome
- unwieldy
- unwilling
- unwillingly
