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wary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Warye \War"ye\, v. t. [AS. wergian wyrgean Cf {Worry}.] To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also to vex. [Obs.] [Spelled also {warrie}, {warry}, and {wary}.] ``Whom I thus blame and warye.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}, v. t. {Ware}, a., {Warren}.] 1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful. ``Bear a wary eye.'' --Shak. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men. --Milton. 2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful. It behoveth our words to be wary and few --Hooker. Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wary adj 1: 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" [ant: {unwary}] 2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}]
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