Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an unsuspecting manner; without suspicion.
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- adverb In an
unsuspecting manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without suspicions
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Examples
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"In Blakely, New Brunswick," I said, almost believing that I had when I saw how they all took it in unsuspectingly.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1920
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Reading can give you a fine sense of pacing, cue you into why a scene might not be working right, and keeps you from unsuspectingly revisiting overdone plot lines -- as well as a host of very useful other skills.
MIND MELD: Shrewd Writing Advice From Some of Science Fiction's & Fantasy's Best Writers 2009
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Internet security companies say, as of Monday, more than 100 of the so-called zombie computers that were used to carry out the online attack have seen the contents of their hard drives erased by the malware that the computer owners unsuspectingly downloaded.
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A notorious photo snapped during a game shows a Duke fan with a “JJ is Redickulous” sign standing unsuspectingly next to a Maryland supporter who adds “- ly gay” with his own poster.
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Children can spread the virus unsuspectingly from poor hand-washing.
Hepatitis A 2010
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Few people would venture into this neighborhood at night, but Simon Bodhan strode unsuspectingly down the dilapidated sidewalk, lead by his 50-pound extraterrestrial “pet”.
365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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And I wasn't ready for someone to (unsuspectingly) remind me of that little fact right now.
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Few people would venture into this neighborhood at night, but Simon Bodhan strode unsuspectingly down the dilapidated sidewalk, lead by his 50-pound extraterrestrial “pet”.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Serapion at first unsuspectingly allowed but soon after forbade, this, saying that he had borrowed a copy from the sect who used it, "whom we call Docetae".
Mythunderstanding The Criteria Of Authenticity James F. McGrath 2010
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Soon after, we see meet Alice Mia Wasikowska again as a young woman of 19 being unsuspectingly courted for marriage by a most incompatible suitor.
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