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Unwittingly - 2 dictionary results

un⋅wit⋅ting

  [uhn-wit-ing]
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–adjective
1. inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
2. not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious: an unwitting person.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE unwittende; see un- 1 , wit 2 , -ing 2

Related forms:
un⋅wit⋅ting⋅ly, adverb
un⋅wit⋅ting⋅ness, noun
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un·wit·ting   (ŭn-wĭt'ĭng)   
adj.  
  1. Not knowing; unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment.
  2. Not intended; unintentional: an unwitting admission of guilt.

[Middle English : un-, not; see un-1 + witting, present participle of witten, to know (from Old English witan; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]
un·wit'ting·ly adv.
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