# unwary

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #64,806

## Definitions
1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.
2. Unprepared; not watchful.

## Etymology
From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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