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UNSUSPECTINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unsuspectingly mean? 

UNSUSPECTINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb UNSUSPECTINGLY has 1 sense:

1. without suspicionsplay

  Familiarity information: UNSUSPECTINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNSUSPECTINGLY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Without suspicions

Context example:

he was sitting unsuspectingly beyond that wall only a few yards from the burglar

Pertainym:

unsuspecting ((often followed by 'of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely)


 Context examples 


Over the last 20 years, three families have been unsuspectingly linked by an unknown illness.

(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)



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