unwary
Adjective
- Not cautious or careful; heedless.
- not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - O.J.Campbell
- "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"
- "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"
- "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"
Adj
- Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
- Unprepared; not watchful
Examples
- An UNWARY player might open up too many scoring opportunities for their opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”).
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Scrabble Score: 12
unwary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunwary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
unwary: valid Words With Friends Word