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wariest
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativewary)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. 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 ] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: leery , mistrustful , suspicious ...
Usage examples of wariest.
Jean knew from many a futile hunt that wolves were the wariest and most intelligent of wild animals in the quest.
These two denizens of the woods could be depended upon to espy the wariest hunter and make known his presence to their kind.
She turned over in her mind ways of calling the guards and overpowering them, but that fantasy was also absurd, especially with them at their wariest, and Tizbe's escorts to back them up.
A merciless and terrible process of natural selection, in which the agents were rifle-bearing hunters, has left as the last survivors in a hopeless struggle for existence only the wariest of the bison and those gifted with the sharpest senses.