wary (redirected from wariest)

war·y  (wâr)

adj. war·i·er, war·i·est

1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.

2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds.

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[Middle English ware, from Old English wær; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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wari·ly adv.

wari·ness n.

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wary [ware-ree]

Adjective

[warier, wariest] cautious or on one's guard: be wary of hitchhikers [Old English wær aware, careful]

warily adv
wariness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wary - 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" unwary - not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell
	2.	wary - openly distrustful and unwilling to confide leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

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wary

adjective 1. suspicious, sceptical, mistrustful, suspecting, guarded, apprehensive, cagey (informal) leery (slang) distrustful, on your guard, chary, heedful

adjective 2. watchful, careful, alert, cautious, prudent, attentive, vigilant, circumspect, heedful << OPPOSITE careless

Translations

wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj → cauteloso;

to be wary about or of doing sth → tener cuidado con hacer algo

wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj → prudent(e);

to be wary about or of doing sth → hésiter beaucoup à faire qch

wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj [person] → vorsichtig;

to be wary about or of doing sth → Bedenken haben, etw zu tun

wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj → prudente;

to be wary about or of doing sth → andare cauto nel fare qc

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wary

adj wary [ˈweəri]

cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning) Be wary of lending money to him. versigtig, op jou hoede حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس внимателен ostražitý forsigtig vorsichtig επιφυλακτικός cauteloso, cauto, prudente ettevaatlik مواظب varuillaan oleva prudent; méfiant זָהִיר होशियार oprezan, pozoran óvatos hati-hati varkár accorto, cauto; diffidente 用心深い 조심성 있는, 주의 깊은 atsargus piesardzīgs berhati-hati omzichtig forsiktig, var(som), sky czujny, ostrożny cauteloso prudent; circumspect осторожный ostražitý, opatrný oprezen oprezan varsam, försiktig ระมัดระวัง; ระวังตัว; เฝ้าคอยระวัง dikkatli 警惕的 обережний ہوشیار cảnh giác 警惕的

adv ˈwarily

op die hoede بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس внимателно opatrně forsigtigt vorsichtig επιφυλακτικά cautelosamente, cautamente, prudentemente ettevaatlikult با مواظبت varovasti avec prudence בִּזהִירוּת सतर्कतापूर्वक oprezno, pozorno óvatosan dengan hati-hati varlega, gætilega con cautela 用心深く 조심성 있게, 신중하게 atsargiai piesardzīgi dengan berhati-hati omzichtig forsiktig, varsomt ostrożnie cautelosamente cu prudenţă осторожно opatrne oprezno oprezno varsamt, försiktigt อย่างระมัดระวัง; โดยระมัดระวัง dikkatlice 警惕地 обережно ہوشیاری سے một cách cảnh giác 警惕地

n ˈwariness

versigtigheid حَذَر، إحْتِراس внимателност obezřelost forsigtighed die Vorsicht επιφύλαξη cautela, prudencia ettevaatlikkus مواظبت varovaisuus prudence זְהִירוּת सतर्कता oprez óvatosság kehati-hatian varkárni, gætni cautela; diffidenza 用心深さ 신중, 조심성 atsargumas piesardzība sifat hati-hati omzichtigheid forsiktighet, skyhet ostrożność cautela prudenţă осторожность obozretnosť opreznost opreznost varsamhet, försiktighet ความระมัดระวัง dikkatli olma 警惕 обережність ہوشیاری sự thận trọng 警惕