English Explanatory Dictionary

unwittingly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ /ˌən-/ /-ɾɪŋ-/ En-us-unwittingly.flac en-au-unwittingly.ogg

Word forms

unwittingly more unwittingly most unwittingly unweetingly

Etymology

From Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwetyngly, unwitandly, unwitendely, unwitingly, unwittandly, unwityngli, unwityngly, unwytyngeleche, unwytyngli, equivalent to unwitting + -ly or un- + wittingly.

Antonyms

advertently consciously deliberately knowingly intentionally purposely

Related words

unweeting unwitting unwittingness witting wittingly
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