wary

See also: warþ

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for wary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

From the adjective ware +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɛəɹ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Adjective

wary (comparative warier, superlative wariest)

1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

   He is wary of dogs.

2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

Synonyms

• cautious, guarded, careful, chary

Derived terms

• unwarily
• unwary
• warily
• wariness

Translations

cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous

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• Asturian: prudente
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• Catalan: cautelós
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• Danish: varsom, forsigtig, på vagt
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• Finnish: pelätä (fi) (verb: to be wary)
• French: méfiant (fr)
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• Georgian: წინდახედული (c̣indaxeduli), ფრთხილი (prtxili)
• German: achtsam (de), umsichtig (de), vorsichtig (de), wachsam (de)
• Greek: επιφυλακτικός (el) (epifylaktikós)
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• Hungarian: gyanakvó (hu), bizalmatlankodó, óvatos (hu)
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• Mirandese: couteloso
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• Portuguese: cauteloso (pt), cuidadoso (pt)
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• Swedish: försiktig (sv), varsam (sv)
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characterized by caution; guarded; careful

• Finnish: varovainen (fi)
• German: vorsichtig (de)
• Hungarian: óvatos (hu), elővigyázatos (hu), körültekintő (hu)
• Maori: korita

• Portuguese: cauteloso (pt), cuidadoso (pt)
• Russian: осторо́жный (ru) (ostoróžnyj)
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• French: ^{(please verify)} circonspect
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} prudente m, ^{(please verify)} sospettoso m

• Old English: ^{(please verify)} ċeariġ

See also

• weary

Anagrams

• Wray, awry, wray