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unprovoked

/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ adjective C2
  1. Happening without provocation. · Near-synonym: unmotivated· an unprovoked attack
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Twice the wife was caught in the act of assaulting this poor lad in the most unprovoked way.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 52 · B2

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