wary
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈwɛə.ɹi//
- United States//ˈwɛɚ.i//
- Australia//ˈweːɹi//
- New Zealand//ˈweəɹi//
- //ˈwiəɹi//
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
adjective
- 1
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
He is wary of dogs.
- 2
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard
- 3
thrifty, provident
Etymology
From the adjective ware + -y.
verb
- 1
To curse, revile.
Etymology
From Middle English warien, from Old English wierġan (“to curse, do evil”), from Proto-West Germanic *wargijan, from Proto-Germanic *wargijaną (“to condemn, curse”), from Proto-Germanic *wargaz (“criminal”). Doublet of warry.
Forms
- comparative
- warier
- superlative
- wariest
- past tense
- waried
- past participle
- waried
- present participle
- warying
- third person singular
- waries
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wary · Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
was · Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic…Was · A surname.wash · To clean with water.