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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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(Unwittely,) Wnwittely, -wittily, adv. [ME and e.m.E. unwittily (Piers Plowman); Wittely adv.] = Unwittandly adv. a and b. —a. 1375 Barb. xvi 252 (see Unwittandly adv. a).
Wnwittely —b. 1375 Barb. vi 525 (see Unwittandly adv. b).
Wnwittily
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