unwittingly
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ɪŋ adjective
1.
inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
2.
not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious: an unwitting person.
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unwitting (ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not knowing or conscious |
| 2. | not intentional; inadvertent |
| [Old English unwitende, from | |
| un'wittingly | |
| —adv | |
| un'wittingness | |
| —n | |
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Unwittingly
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| unwitting (ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not knowing or conscious |
| 2. | not intentional; inadvertent |
| [Old English unwitende, from | |
| un'wittingly | |
| —adv | |
| un'wittingness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Many of these tourists are unwittingly visiting a country with shocking crime statistics.
Some players entered quarantine zones for a look-see and left, unwittingly taking the disease with them.
In the process, they may be unwittingly kicking off the next great entrepreneurial boom.
His life seems to have no meaning, until he unwittingly stops a bank robbery.
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