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Wary — 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wary — [wer′ē] adj. warier, wariest [< WARE2 + Y2] 1. cautious; on one s guard 2. characterized by caution [a wary look] SYN. CAREFUL wary … English World dictionary
wary — (adj.) 1550s, from O.E. wær prudent, aware, alert, wary, from P.Gmc. *waraz (Cf. O.N. varr attentive, Goth. wars cautious, O.S. giwar, M.Du. gheware, O.H.G. giwar, Ger. gewahr aware ), from PIE root *wer to cover (see … Etymology dictionary
wary / weary — Wary means leery and cautious : The customer became wary when the salesperson said he would personally guarantee the TV set for 100 years. Weary means tired and worn : After a day of harvesting corn, the farmer was very weary … Confused words
wary / weary — Wary means leery and cautious : The customer became wary when the salesperson said he would personally guarantee the TV set for 100 years. Weary means tired and worn : After a day of harvesting corn, the farmer was very weary … Confused words
wary — ► ADJECTIVE (warier, wariest) (often wary of) ▪ cautious about possible dangers or problems. DERIVATIVES warily adverb wariness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Wary — Wary, 1) so v. Karlsbad; 2) so v. w. Quary … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
wary — index alert (vigilant), circumspect, deliberate, diffident, guarded, inconvincible, leery, noncommittal … Law dictionary
wary — chary, *cautious, circumspect, calculating Analogous words: alert, *watchful: prudent, discreet, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident (see under PRUDENCE) Antonyms: foolhardy: brash (of persons) Contrasted words: *careless, heedless,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wary — [adj] careful, cautious alert, attentive, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, distrustful, doubting, frugal, gingerly, guarded, handling with kid gloves*, heedful, keeping on one’s toes*, leery, on guard, on the… … New thesaurus
wary — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ remain ▪ … Collocations dictionary
