un-suspected

un·sus·pect·ed

[uhn-suh-spek-tid]
adjective
1.
not regarded or considered with suspicion: unsuspected in the crime.
2.
not imagined to exist: a person of unsuspected talents.

Origin:
1520–30; un-1 + suspect + -ed2

un·sus·pect·ed·ly, adverb
un·sus·pect·ed·ness, noun
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unsuspected (ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not under suspicion
2.  not known to exist
 
unsus'pectedly
 
adv
 
unsus'pectedness
 
n

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unsuspected
1530, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of suspect (v.).
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