unawares

adv 1: without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the

diamond unawares"

2: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares";

"sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with

bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln

3: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: {short}]