unwitting

(-wit)

adjective

  1. not knowing; unaware
  2. not intended; unintentional

Origin: ME unwiting, altered < OE unwitende < un-, not + prp. of witan, to know: see wit

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See unwitting in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Not knowing; unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment.
  2. Not intended; unintentional: an unwitting admission of guilt.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: : un-, not; see un-1

Origin: + witting

Origin: , present participle of witten, to know (from Old English witan; see weid- in Indo-European roots)

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  • un·witˈting·ly adverb

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