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unwittingly

un·wit·tingly

UK/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ US/ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

without knowledge or intention

  • “he unwittingly deleted the references”
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Origin

From Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwetyngly, unwitandly, unwitendely, unwitingly, unwittandly, unwityngli, unwityngly, unwytyngeleche, unwytyngli, equivalent to unwitting + -ly or un- + wittingly.

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