Unwittingly
/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
"She realized to her horror that she had unwittingly helped those people she most despised."
Adverb
- 1 without knowledge or intention wordnet
Example
More examples"Unwittingly, he told her exactly what she wanted to know."
Etymology
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.