unsuspecting
adjEtymology From un- + suspecting.
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Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
- He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
- One by one grotesque forms emerged from the jungle to creep stealthily upon the unsuspecting woman.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:
2 more examples
- Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."1999 April 5, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2017:
- To unsuspecting eyes these mongoose relatives can seem eminently pettable.2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022: