in-sciens, entis, adj., unknowing. Without knowledge, unaware: si peccavi, insciens feci, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 19: nihil me insciente esse factum, without my knowing it, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 3: saepe jam Plus insciens quis fecit quam prudens boni, Plaut. Capt. prol. 45; cf. sq.: me apsente atque insciente, id. Trin. 1, 2, 130: utrum inscientem vultis contra foedera fecisse, an scientem? Cic. Balb. 5, 13.

— With de and abl.: de eorum verbis, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 178 al.

— Ignorant, stupid, silly: abi, sis, insciens, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 9.

— Hence, adv.: inscienter, unknowingly, ignorantly, stupidly: facere, Cic. Top. 8, 32: tuba inflata, Liv. 25, 10, 4.

— Sup.: interpretari, Hyg. Astr. 2, 12.