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(-wit′iŋ)

adjective

not knowing; unaware
not intended; unintentional

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

Related Forms:

unwittingly adverb

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adjective

Not knowing; unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment.
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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Related Forms:

un·witˈting·ly adverb

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