From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Wary \Wa"ry\, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE.
war, AS. w[ae]r; akin to Icel. v?rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth.
wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. ? to
see. Cf. {Aware}, {Garment}, {Garnish}, {Garrison},
{Panorama}, {Ward}, v. t. {Ware}, a., {Warren}.]
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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.
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We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we
raise against the living labors of public men.
--Milton.
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2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
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It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker.
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Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Warye \War"ye\, v. t. [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. {Worry}.]
To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex.
[Obs.] [Spelled also {warrie}, {warry}, and {wary}.] "Whom I
thus blame and warye." --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wary
adj 1: 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" [ant: {unwary}]
2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery},
{mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}, {wary}]
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