wary
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 4
/ˈwɛə.ɹi/
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/ˈwɛə.ɹi/ · /ˈwɛɚ.i/ · /ˈweːɹi/ · /ˈweəɹi/ · /ˈwiəɹi/ · /ˈweɹɪ/ · /ˈweɹe/ · /ˈwɜːɹɪ/
Definition of wary
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
“He is wary of dogs.”
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adj
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Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
“He is wary of dogs.”
- Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard
- thrifty, provident
verb
- (dialectal)To curse, revile.
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Etymology
From the adjective ware + -y.
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