warinesses
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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.
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| —adj , warier, wariest | |
| 1. | watchful, cautious, or alert |
| 2. | characterized by caution or watchfulness |
| [C16: from | |
| 'warily | |
| —adv | |
| 'wariness | |
| —n | |
| wary (ˈwɛərɪ) | |
| —adj , warier, wariest | |
| 1. | watchful, cautious, or alert |
| 2. | characterized by caution or watchfulness |
| [C16: from | |
| 'warily | |
| —adv | |
| 'wariness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
wary
1552, from O.E. wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from P.Gmc. *waraz (cf. O.N. varr "attentive," Goth. wars "cautious," O.S. giwar, M.Du. gheware, O.H.G. giwar, Ger. gewahr "aware"), from PIE base *wer- "to cover" (see weir).
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