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—unknowingly, adv./un noh"ing/, adj.ignorant or unaware: unknowing aid to the enemy.[1250-1300; ME; see UN-1, KNOWING]
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unknowing — adj. & n. adj. (often foll. by of) not knowing; ignorant, unconscious. n. ignorance (cloud of unknowing). Derivatives: unknowingly adv. unknowingness n … Useful english dictionary
unknowing — I. adjective Date: 14th century not knowing • unknowingly adverb II. noun Date: 14th century ignorance … New Collegiate Dictionary
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