Meaning of WARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'wehree
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- [adj] marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"
- [adj] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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| | Synonyms: | | distrustful, leery, mistrustful, on guard, on one's guard(p), on your guard, shy, suspicious, untrusting, upon one's guard(p) |
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| | Antonyms: | | unwary | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wa"ry\, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE.
war, AS. w[ae]r; akin to Icel. v?rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth.
wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. ? to
see. Cf. {Aware}, {Garment}, {Garnish}, {Garrison},
{Panorama}, {Ward}, v. t. {Ware}, a., {Warren}.]
1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding
against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or
suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
``Bear a wary eye.'' --Shak.
We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we
raise against the living labors of public men.
--Milton.
2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker.
Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}.
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