unwittingly.
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
Meaning & usage
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
She realized to her horror that she had unwittingly helped those people she most despised.
Where this word comes from
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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