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unwatchful

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watch⋅ful

  [woch-fuhl]
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–adjective
1. vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
2. Archaic. wakeful.
Origin:
1540–50; watch + -ful

Related forms:
watch⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
watch⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. attentive, heedful, careful, circumspect, cautious, wary. See alert.
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unwatchful

adjective
not alert to what is potentially dangerous [syn: unalert] [ant: alert] 
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