Warier

3 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]
       [also: {wariest}, {warier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  warier
       See {wary}