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Definitions for Wary

[1] watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
[2] arising from or characterized by caution: to give someone a wary look.
[3] watchful, cautious, or alert
[4] characterized by caution or watchfulness

Words related to Wary

distrustful, watchful, attentive, considerate, suspicious, frugal, circumspect, vigilant, prudent, leery, alert, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, discreet, gingerly, guarded, heedful, provident

Words nearby Wary

warts and all, warty, warty dyskeratoma, warwick, warwickshire, wary, warzone, was, wasabi, wasatch range, wash

Origin of Wary

First recorded in 1545–55; ware2 + -y1

Words that may be confused with Wary

wary, weary, leery

Other words from Wary

war·i·ly , adverb
war·i·ness , noun
o·ver·war·y , adjective

Word origin for Wary

C16: from ware ² + -y 1

Synonyms for Wary

attentive, circumspect, considerate, distrustful, frugal, leery, prudent, suspicious, vigilant, watchful, alert, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, discreet, doubting, gingerly, guarded, handling with kid gloves, heedful, keeping on one's toes, on guard, on the lookout, on the qui vive, provident, safe, saving, sly, sparing, thinking twice, thrifty, unwasteful, walking on eggs, watching one's step, watching out, wide-awake