warily
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- overwarily adverb
Etymology
Origin of warily
Example Sentences
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“Emma, I’m worried about something,” she said, warily eyeing my pasta bolognese.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
McLaren's duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
In another enclosure, Mozart, a three-legged gray fox with no spleen, peered warily from a tunnel of corrugated tubing.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
Pong held the orb out warily, then brought it closer.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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