wary

wary
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
become, get, grow
remain
make sb

The strange look in his eyes made me wary of accepting his offer.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
decidedly, deeply
increasingly
especially, particularly
a little, slightly, etc.
instinctively, naturally
suddenly

Paula frowned, suddenly wary.

PREPOSITION
about

Be wary about these so-called special offers.

of

You should be very wary of people offering cheap tickets.

PHRASES
keep a wary eye on sb/sth (often figurative)

The chip manufacturers are keeping a wary eye on the market.

Wary is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑look

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  • 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wary — [wer′ē] adj. warier, wariest [< WARE2 + Y2] 1. cautious; on one s guard 2. characterized by caution [a wary look] SYN. CAREFUL wary …   English World dictionary

  • wary — (adj.) 1550s, from O.E. wær prudent, aware, alert, wary, from P.Gmc. *waraz (Cf. O.N. varr attentive, Goth. wars cautious, O.S. giwar, M.Du. gheware, O.H.G. giwar, Ger. gewahr aware ), from PIE root *wer to cover (see …   Etymology dictionary

  • wary — ► ADJECTIVE (warier, wariest) (often wary of) ▪ cautious about possible dangers or problems. DERIVATIVES warily adverb wariness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Wary — Wary, 1) so v. Karlsbad; 2) so v. w. Quary …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • wary — index alert (vigilant), circumspect, deliberate, diffident, guarded, inconvincible, leery, noncommittal …   Law dictionary

  • wary — chary, *cautious, circumspect, calculating Analogous words: alert, *watchful: prudent, discreet, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident (see under PRUDENCE) Antonyms: foolhardy: brash (of persons) Contrasted words: *careless, heedless,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wary — [adj] careful, cautious alert, attentive, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, distrustful, doubting, frugal, gingerly, guarded, handling with kid gloves*, heedful, keeping on one’s toes*, leery, on guard, on the… …   New thesaurus

  • wary — war|y [ˈweəri US ˈweri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: ware careful (11 20 centuries), from Old English wAr] someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful be wary of (doing) sth ▪ I m a bit wary of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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