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wary |
Grep of noun wary cassowary Overview of adj wary The adj wary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wary -- (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers") 2. leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary -- (openly distrustful and unwilling to confide) Antonyms of adj wary 2 senses of wary Sense 1 wary (vs. unwary) unwary (vs. wary) => gullible => incautious, unguarded Sense 2 leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary INDIRECT (VIA distrustful) -> trustful, trusting Similarity of adj wary 2 senses of wary Sense 1 wary (vs. unwary) => on guard, on one's guard(prenominal), upon one's guard(prenominal), on your guard => shy Sense 2 leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary => distrustful (vs. trustful) Attributes of adj wary 1 of 2 senses of wary Sense 1 wary (vs. unwary) => wariness, chariness Familiarity of adj wary wary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj wary unwary wary Overview of adj wary The adj wary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wary -- (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers") 2. leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary -- (openly distrustful and unwilling to confide)
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