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English
Etymology
From un- + suspect.
Adjective
unsuspect (comparative more unsuspect, superlative most unsuspect)
- Unsuspected; not subject to suspicion.
1921, John Buchan, chapter 3, in The Path of the King:[…] A pilgrim travels unsuspect, for who dare rob a holy man? and he is free from burgal dues; but if the goods be small and very precious, pilgrims may carry them."
- Not suspect; trustworthy or reliable.
1903, Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J. M. Rigg, The Decameron, Volume II, page 218:[…] Thy honour, hitherto unsuspect, will be known to have been but a shew, and shouldst thou seek thy defence in lying excuses, if any such may be fashioned, the accursed scholar, who knows all thy doings, will not suffer it.
- Unforeseen.
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