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 [ˈwɛərɪ]

adj warier, wariest

1. watchful, cautious, or alert

2. characterized by caution or watchfulness

[from ware² + -y¹]

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 My mother always told me to be wary of strangers.

2. watchful, careful, alert, cautious, prudent, attentive, vigilant, circumspect, heedful Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
watchful rash, reckless, careless, negligent, unsuspecting, foolhardy, unwary, unguarded, imprudent, remiss

Translations

wary [ˈwɛərɪ] ADJ (warier (compar) (wariest (superl))) [person] → receloso; [manner] → cauteloso, precavido
she seems very wary → parece estar muy recelosa
banks are becoming increasingly wary → los bancos están volviéndose cada vez más precavidos
to keep a wary eye on sth/sb I kept a wary eye on the gathering stormclouds → observaba con cierta preocupación los nubarrones que se acercaban
the president had to keep a wary eye on the radical faction of his party → el presidente tenía que vigilar de cerca al sector más radical de su partido
he gave her a wary look → la miró con recelo
the question made her wary → la pregunta la puso en guardia
to be wary of sth/sb → desconfiar de algo/algn, no fiarse de algo/algn
to be wary of strangers → desconfiar or no fiarse de los desconocidos
they were very wary of his violent temper → se mostraban muy cautelosos debido a su temperamento violento

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wary [ˈwɛəri] adj → méfiant(e)
to be wary about doing sth, to be wary of doing sth → être méfiant(e) à l'idée de faire qch
to be wary of sb/sth → se méfier de qn/qch
to keep a wary eye on sb → surveiller qn de près

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wary

adj (+er) → vorsichtig; (= looking and planning ahead) → umsichtig, klug, wachsam; look → misstrauisch, argwöhnisch; to be wary of or about somebody/something → sich vor jdm/einer Sache in Acht nehmen, vor jdm/einer Sache auf der Hut sein; to be wary of or about doing something → seine Zweifel or Bedenken haben, ob man etw tun soll; be wary of talking to strangers → hüte dich davor, mit Fremden zu sprechen; to keep a wary eye on somebody/something → ein wachsames Auge auf jdn/etw haben

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wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → prudente; (manner) → cauto/a
to be wary (of) → essere diffidente (di)
to keep a wary eye on sth → tenere d'occhio qc
to be wary about or of doing sth → andare cauto/a nel fare qc

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wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → prudente; (manner) → cauto/a
to be wary (of) → essere diffidente (di)
to keep a wary eye on sth → tenere d'occhio qc
to be wary about or of doing sth → andare cauto/a 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 varovainen prudent; méfiant זָהִיר होशियार oprezan, pozoran óvatos hati-hati varkár accorto, cauto; diffidente 用心深い 경계하고 있는 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 小心奕奕的，提防的 обережний ہوشیار cảnh giác 警惕的

adv warily

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 wariness

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