not cautious, careless
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Unwary Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
(a.)
Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutNot vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
unwary
\un*wa"ry\ (?), a. [cf. unware.]
1. not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
2. unexpected; unforeseen; unware. [obs.]
unwary
adj : not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- o.j.campbell [ant: wary]
Adjective
1. not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell
(antonym) wary
(similar) gullible
(attribute) wariness, chariness
