wary
[wair-ee]
adjective, war·i·er, war·i·est.
watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
arising from or characterized by caution: to give someone a wary look.
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RELATED WORDS
distrustful, watchful, attentive, considerate, suspicious, frugal, circumspect, vigilant, prudent, leery, alert, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, discreet, gingerly, guarded, heedful, provident
Nearby words
- warts and all,
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- warwick,
- warwickshire,
- warzone,
- was,
- wasabi,
- wasatch range,
- wash
Origin of wary
SYNONYMS FOR wary
Synonym study
1. See careful.
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wary
adjective warier or wariest
Word Origin for wary
C16: from ware ² + -y 1
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wary
1550s, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cf. Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- "to cover" (see weir). Related: Warily; wariness.
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