Definitions for waryˈwɛər i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
war•y*ˈwɛər i(adj.)war•i•er, war•i•est.
watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
arising from caution:
a wary look.
* Syn: See careful.
Origin of wary:
1545–55; ware2+-y1
war′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
wary(adj)
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"
leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary(adj)
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wary(adjective)ˈwɛər i
not trusting easily
I'm wary of drugs that have not been tested.; The child looked at her warily.
Wiktionary
wary(Adjective)
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
He is wary of dogs.
wary(Adjective)
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
Origin: From the adjective .
Webster Dictionary
Wary(adj)
cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful
Wary(adj)
characterized by caution; guarded; careful
Translations for wary
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- versigtig, op jou hoedeAfrikaans

- حَذِر، مُحْتَرِسArabic

- внимателенBulgarian

- cautelosoPortuguese (BR)

- ostražitýCzech

- vorsichtigGerman

- forsigtigDanish

- επιφυλακτικόςGreek

- cauteloso, cauto, prudenteSpanish

- ettevaatlikEstonian

- مواظبFarsi

- varovainenFinnish

- prudent; méfiantFrench

- זָהִירHebrew

- होशियारHindi

- oprezan, pozoranCroatian

- óvatosHungarian

- hati-hatiIndonesian

- varkárIcelandic

- accorto, cauto; diffidenteItalian

- 用心深いJapanese

- 경계하고 있는Korean

- atsargusLithuanian

- piesardzīgsLatvian

- berhati-hatiMalay

- omzichtigDutch

- forsiktig, var(som), skyNorwegian

- czujny, ostrożnyPolish

- cautelosoPortuguese

- prudent; circumspectRomanian

- осторожныйRussian

- ostražitý, opatrnýSlovak

- oprezenSlovenian

- oprezanSerbian

- varsam, försiktigSwedish

- ระมัดระวัง; ระวังตัว; เฝ้าคอยระวังThai

- dikkatliTurkish

- 小心翼翼的,提防的Chinese (Trad.)

- обережнийUkrainian

- ہوشیارUrdu

- cảnh giácVietnamese

- 小心翼翼的,谨慎的Chinese (Simp.)

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