unawaredly

adverb

un·​awar·​ed·​ly

-wa(a)rə̇dlē,

-wer-

: without warning : unexpectedly

his voice became unawaredly loud

—H. D. Skidmore

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English unawared, adjective, not forewarned (from English un- entry 1 + assumed obsolete English awared, past participle of assumed obsolete English aware, verb, to alert, from English aware, adjective) + English -ly

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