wary
(adjective) marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; âthey were wary in their movementsâ; âa wary glance at the black cloudsâ; âtaught to be wary of strangersâ
leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary
(adjective) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
warier
comparative form of wary
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ry, a. [Compar. Warier; superl. Wariest.] Etym: [OE. war, AS. wĂŠr; akin to Icel. v, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth. wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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