'Wary' definitions:
Definition of 'wary'
From: WordNet
adjective
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]
adjective
Definition of 'Wary'
From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful. [1913 Webster]
- It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See Cautious. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'wary'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'wary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- agnostic,
- all ears,
- all eyes,
- arch,
- Argus-eyed,
- artful,
- astute,
- aux aguets,
- cagey,
- calculating,
- canny,
- careful,
- cautious,
- chary,
- circumspect,
- clever,
- considerate,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- custodial,
- cute,
- deceitful,
- deep,
- deep-laid,
- designing,
- diplomatic,
- discreet,
- disinclined to believe,
- disposed to doubt,
- distrustful,
- doubtful,
- doubting,
- dubious,
- eagle-eyed,
- feline,
- foxy,
- from Missouri,
- frugal,
- gingerly,
- guarded,
- guileful,
- hard of belief,
- hawk-eyed,
- impervious to persuasion,
- in doubt,
- inconvincible,
- incredulous,
- ingenious,
- insidious,
- inventive,
- keen-eyed,
- knowing,
- leery,
- lidless,
- Machiavellian,
- Machiavellic,
- mistrustful,
- mistrusting,
- observant,
- on guard,
- on the lookout,
- on the watch,
- open-eyed,
- pawky,
- politic,
- provident,
- prudent,
- Pyrrhonic,
- questioning,
- ready,
- resourceful,
- safe,
- saving,
- scheming,
- Scotch,
- scrupulous,
- serpentine,
- sharp,
- sharp-eyed,
- shifty,
- shrewd,
- shy,
- shy of belief,
- skeptical,
- sleepless,
- slick,
- slippery,
- sly,
- smooth,
- snaky,
- sneaky,
- sophistical,
- stealthy,
- strategic,
- subtile,
- subtle,
- supple,
- suspecting,
- suspicious,
- tactical,
- thrifty,
- trickish,
- tricksy,
- tricky,
- uncertain,
- unconvincible,
- uncredulous,
- unpersuadable,
- unpersuasible,
- untrusting,
- unwasteful,
- unwilling to accept,
- vigilant,
- vulpine,
- watchful,
- wily,
- with open eyes