-wa(a)](ə)rz, -we], ]əz\ adverb
Etymology: un- (I) + aware + -s, adverb suffix (from Middle English -s, -es, gen. singular ending of nouns) — more at -'s
1. : without design, attention, preparation, or premeditation
as to my pronunciation, it improved rapidly and unawares — George Santayana
2. : without warning : suddenly , unexpectedly
a malicious gust of wind caught them unawares — Aldous Huxley
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