unsuspecting

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ suspecting.

Adjective

unsuspecting (comparative more unsuspecting, superlative most unsuspecting)

  1. 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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