Meaning

3 senses
  1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent

    He is wary of dogs.

    achtsam, umsichtig, vorsichtig

    насторо́женныйnastoróžennyj, осторо́жныйostoróžnyj, подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj

    обере́жнийoberéžnyj

  2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard

    vorsichtig

    осторо́жныйostoróžnyj

  3. Thrifty, provident

More definitions
  • marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Examples

42 sentences
  1. Tom is wary.

    Том насторожі.

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  2. My parents always told me to be wary of strangers.

    ruРодители всегда говорили мне остерегаться незнакомцев.

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  3. I was right to be wary.

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  4. Tom is getting wary.

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  5. Everyone should be wary.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous:
Русский
By meaning 1
cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous:

Origin

From the adjective ware + -y.

From the adjective ware + -y.

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Forms

warier, wariest
Comparativewarier Lesson
Superlativewariest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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