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unforeknowing

unforeknowing adjective: not knowing in advance; unaware of something to come.

Adjective

unforeknowing (comparative more unforeknowing, superlative most unforeknowing)

  1. Not knowing in advance; unaware of something to come.

Forms of unforeknowing

comparativemore unforeknowing
superlativemost unforeknowing

Origin of unforeknowing

From un- + foreknowing.

Questions about unforeknowing

What does unforeknowing mean?
Unforeknowing means not knowing in advance; unaware of something to come.
What part of speech is unforeknowing?
Unforeknowing is an adjective.

Words near unforeknowing in the dictionary

  1. unforecasted
  2. unforegone
  3. unforeheard
  4. unforeign
  5. unforeknowable
  6. unforeknowing
  7. unforeknown
  8. unforensic
  9. unforeordained
  10. unforeseeability
  11. unforeseeable

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