unsuspecting en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspecting English unsuspecting From un- + suspecting.
Meanings
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Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."
1999 April 5, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2017:He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
One by one grotesque forms emerged from the jungle to creep stealthily upon the unsuspecting woman.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:To unsuspecting eyes these mongoose relatives can seem eminently pettable.
2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unsuspecting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unsuspecting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsuspectingly · unsuspectingness
Translations (22)
fi pahaa-aavistamaton (Translations) · es impróvido (Translations) · da intetanende (Translations) · ur بے خبر (Translations) · es desprevenido (Translations) · fa از همه جا بی خبر (Translations) · fa بیخبر (Translations) · nl nietsvermoedend (Translations) · sv aningslös (Translations) · pl niepodejrzewający (Translations) · ka ეჭვმიუტანელი (Translations) · el ανυποψίαστος (Translations) · nb intetanende (Translations) · fr qui ne se doute de rien (Translations) · sv omisstänksam (Translations) · es imprevisor (Translations) · es no sospechante (Translations) · bg неподозиращ (Translations) · es incauto (Translations) · ga neamh-amhrasach (Translations) · sv intet ont anande (Translations) · hu gyanútlan (Translations)