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warily

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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.

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

wari·ly adv.
wari·ness n.
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Adv.1.warily - in a wary manner; "the sailor watched the sky warily"
unwarily - without heed or caution

warily
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warily [ˈwɛərɪlɪ] advcon cautela, cautelosamente
warily [ˈwɛərɪlɪ] advavec prudence, avec précaution
warily [ˈwɛərɪlɪ] advvorsichtig
warily [ˈwɛərɪlɪ] advcautamente, con prudenza


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A man ought warily to begin charges which once begun will continue; but in matters that return not, he may be more magnificent.
This done, their mock fury sank into a calm, and the chief, approaching the captain, who had remained warily drawn up, though informed of the pacific nature of the maneuver, extended to him the hand of friendship.
Jimmie waited a long time in the street and then crept warily up through the building.
 
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