Category:Unware

Un*ware", a. Etym: [as. unwær unwary. See un- not, and wary.]

1. Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard. [obs.] Chaucer. Fairfax.

2. Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen. [obs.] The unware woe of harm that cometh behind. Chaucer. -- un*ware"ly, adv. [obs.] -- un*ware"ness, n. [obs.]

Unwares Un*wares", adv.

Defn: unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at. [obs.] Holinshed.