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unware

unware adjective: unaware.

Adjective

unware (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) unaware
    • And soo in this rassynge and hurlyng as syre Launcelot thrange here and there it myhapped hym to slee Gaherys and syr Gareth the noble knyghte for they were vnarmed and vnware.
      "And so in this rushing and hurling, as Sir Launcelot thrang here and there, it mishapped him to slay Gaheris and Sir...1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter viii, leaf 406r

Origin of unware

From un- + ware.

Questions about unware

What does unware mean?
Unware means unaware.
What part of speech is unware?
Unware is an adjective.

Words near unware in the dictionary

  1. unwanting
  2. unwantingly
  3. unwanton
  4. unwarbled
  5. unwarded
  6. unware
  7. unwarehoused
  8. unwarely
  9. unwares
  10. unwarie
  11. unwarier

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