WARY

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful. "Bear a wary eye." Shak. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men. Milton.

2.
a.

Characterized by caution; guarded; careful. It behoveth our words to be wary and few. Hooker.


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