wary

  • 21wary — adjective (warier; est) Etymology: 1ware, from Middle English war, ware, from Old English wær careful, aware, wary; akin to Old High German giwar aware, attentive, Latin vereri to fear, Greek horan to see Date: 15th century marked by keen caution …

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  • 22wary — warily, adv. wariness, n. /wair ee/, adj., warier, wariest. 1. watchful; being on one s guard against danger. 2. arising from or characterized by caution: to give someone a wary look. [1545 55; WARE2 + Y1] Syn. 1. alert, vigilant, guarded,… …

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  • 23wary — adjective /wɛəɹ.i/ a) Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful …

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  • 24wary — war|y [ weri ] adjective careful or nervous about someone or something because you think they might cause a problem: LEERY: He was wary of putting too much trust in her. ╾ war|i|ly adverb ╾ war|i|ness noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25wary — war•y [[t]ˈwɛər i[/t]] adj. war•i•er, war•i•est 1) watchful; being on one s guard against danger 2) arising from caution: a wary look[/ex] • Etymology: 1545–55; ware II+ y war′i•ly, adv. war′i•ness, n. syn: See careful …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26wary —  to curse. Lane. Ab A. 8. WARIAN, WERIGAN, to execrate or curse. To WARY is also to lay an egg. N …

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  • 27wary / 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 …

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  • 28wary / 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 …

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  • 29wary — Synonyms and related words: Argus eyed, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, Pyrrhonic, Scotch, acute, agnostic, all ears, all eyes, arch, artful, astute, aux aguets, cagey, calculating, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, clever, considerate,… …

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  • 30wary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. guarded, watchful, alert, cautious, suspicious, discreet, prudent, chary, scrupulous. See care, caution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. circumspect, cautious, on one s guard, leery*; see careful ,… …

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