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English Dictionary: unwary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unwary
adj
  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(s): wary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.] --Spenser.
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