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UNWARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not alert to danger or deception

Example:

seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

gullible (easily tricked because of being too trusting)

unguarded (displaying or feeling no wariness)

Attribute:

chariness; wariness (the trait of being cautious and watchful)

Antonym:

wary (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence)

Derivation:

unwariness (the trait of not being cautious and watchful)

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