unknowing
Americanadjective
adjective
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not knowing; ignorant
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without knowledge or unaware (of)
Other Word Forms
- unknowingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of unknowing
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; un- 1, knowing
Example Sentences
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If they take her case, the justices will decide whether the fraudulent acts of a third-party tax preparer should expose unknowing clients to audits that could reach years into the past.
From MarketWatch
There have been at least two or three Immortals since then—perhaps more—who were born and died unknowing.
From Literature
Whenever an unknowing fan shows up to a venue with a fake ticket, it often falls on the venue and its staff to deal with the situation.
From Los Angeles Times
Through sheer will Edward dragged his attention back to his unknowing son.
From Literature
Much of “Flour” is concerned with the woman’s conversation with her driver about a parable from the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas that he is translating from Coptic—a tale, he says, about emptiness and unknowing.
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