wary

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

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wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj → prudent(e);

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

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wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj [person] → vorsichtig;

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

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wary [ˈwɛərɪ] adj → prudente;

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