unwarned

adjective

un·​warned

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: receiving no warning : not cautioned or rebuked

stepped unwarned into the path of an oncoming car

wickedness unwarned and wrong unredressed

—Margaret Oliphant

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English unwarnod, from un- entry 1 + warnod, past participle of warnian to warn

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