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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : wair-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛər i |
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Définition of wary
Origin :- 1550s, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cf. Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- "to cover" (see weir). Related: Warily; wariness.
- adj careful, cautious
- Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But when they reached Rhegium, the wary Spartan was already beyond their reach.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- The very lavishness arouses suspicion in the minds of the wary.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He sought no return fire, but lay in the dip, wary and patient.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- After that he was wary and watchful and full of his purpose.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Even the most wary, circumspect, and suspicious, might thus be overcome.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- But we must take care how we act, Vivian; we must be wary; eh!
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- He had been wary and he had known how to wait; and now, it seemed to him, he was to be rewarded for his patience.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
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