wary

Speech parts

1. wary - Adjective

2. wary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cautious careful suspicious watchful circumspect chary leery guarded alert skeptical vigilant distrustful apprehensive mistrustful on guard
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Antonyms

unwary indiscreet composed collected cool calm
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Phrases with the word

be wary of be wary keep a wary eye on

Derivatives

warier wariest

Anagrams

awry wray ywar

Examples

Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficult, elephants and poodles find many things obscure. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. Robert A. Heinlein

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour. Douglas Hurd

Let the wary stranger who seeks refreshment keep silent with sharpened hearing. Norse Proverb

Treachery will eventually betray itself; though wary enough at first. Latin Proverb

When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary of adversity. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

warwork warworker warworn warye waryfish waryson