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war⋅y

   [wair-ee]
–adjective, war⋅i⋅er, war⋅i⋅est.
1. watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
2. arising from or characterized by caution: to give someone a wary look.
Origin:
1545–55; ware 2 + -y 1
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war·y     (wâr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   war·i·er, war·i·est
  1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.
  2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds.

[Middle English ware, from Old English wær; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]
war'i·ly adv., war'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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