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English
Etymology
From un- + suspecting.
Adjective
unsuspecting (comparative more unsuspecting, superlative most unsuspecting)
- Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:One by one grotesque forms emerged from the jungle to creep stealthily upon the unsuspecting woman.
2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in The New York Times:To unsuspecting eyes these mongoose relatives can seem eminently pettable.
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