[
US
/ənˈwɛɹi/
]
[ UK /ʌnwˈeəɹi/ ]
[ UK /ʌnwˈeəɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not alert to danger or deception
the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise
seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence
some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers
How To Use unwary In A Sentence
- A curious and unwary fish would become a meal when the goosefish inhaled and quickly engulfed its prey.
- In the hands of the untrained and unwary it can cause untold damage to your wealth.
- With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.
- In the early '50s, Bate's parents, Bev and Viv (or Viv and Bev-no one can say for sure), swapped him to unwary tinkers for a three-legged dog.
- A sharp iron nail unseen might "dawk" the skin off an unwary hand. The Life of the Fields
- The heron resumed his beady-eyed stance, scanning the depths of the pond for an unwary goldfish.
- The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below.
- Defending the weak and helpless may mean using strong and muscular language to warn the unwary of the designs of those who seek their ruin. Christianity Today
- Her power is unmistakably sexual, but it strips unwary men of their manliness.
- It looks almost like a cluster, and I have known unwary observers to confuse it with the Pleiades.