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UNSUSPECTINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsuspectingly mean?
• UNSUSPECTINGLY (adverb)
The adverb UNSUSPECTINGLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: UNSUSPECTINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without suspicions
Context example:
he was sitting unsuspectingly beyond that wall only a few yards from the burglar
Pertainym:
unsuspecting ((often followed by 'of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely)
Context examples
Over the last 20 years, three families have been unsuspectingly linked by an unknown illness.
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