Unwary - English meaning

adjective

Likely to forget things, esp. because you do not give your attention to what is happening

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Usage examples:

She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Feeling drowsy and lazy.

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He grew dozy at the end of a long day

adjective

Tired and wanting to sleep

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Drinking a beer at lunchtime makes me feel dozy all afternoon., he'd have driven straight into me i…

adjective

Showing a reckless lack of care or attention.

Usage examples:

‘elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention

adjective

Not giving attention to a risk or difficulty

Usage examples:

Heedless of the hurricane warnings, they took the small boat out into open water.

adjective

Not paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

A particularly dull and inattentive pupil

adjective

Not listening to what is being said or giving your attention to what is happening

Usage examples:

Barbara has been inattentive in class lately.

adjective

(of a person or an action) heedless of potential problems or risks.

Usage examples:

He blames incautious borrowing during the boom

adjective

Not showing or giving careful thought to the possible results

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Incautious remark bill and sandra haven't spoken to each other since he made an incautious remark a…

verb

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

She took to napping on the beach in the afternoons

verb

Name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race.

Usage examples:

Harbinger is napped to win the novices' hurdle

verb

(of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider's instruction; jib.

Usage examples:

Horses which nap should be dealt with by professionals

idiom

To surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feel confused or uncertain

Usage examples:

The news caught her completely off guard – she didn't know what to say., the strength of the storm …

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people.

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It was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going

adjective

Not showing care for others

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I’m sorry i was late – it was thoughtless of me not to call., he thoughtlessly made an unkind remar…

adjective

Not observant.

Usage examples:

She can be pretty unobservant

adjective

Expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences.

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She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices

adjective

Not based on serious thought or an examination of the information

Usage examples:

What annoys me about these people is their unthinking hostility to anything foreign or unfamiliar.

adjective

Not alert or vigilant.

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Outside of the camera's unwatchful eye, officials could effortlessly suspend the constitution