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wary
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Warye \War"ye\, v. t. [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. Worry .] To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex. [Obs.] [Spelled also warrie , warry , and wary .] ``Whom I thus blame and warye.'' --Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., with -y (2) + ware , from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cognates: Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar , Middle Dutch gheware , Old High German giwar , German gewahr ...
Usage examples of wary.
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He continued as always to keep his distance, wary either of her, so strange, so alien, officially anathema, or of his own kind, the Engineers, as represented by Hrecker and his security force.
Perched on a jutting eminence, and half shrouded in the bushes which clothed it, the silent fisherman took his place, while his fly was made to kiss the water in capricious evolutions, such as the experienced angler knows how to employ to beguile the wary victim from close cove, or gloomy hollow, or from beneath those decaying trunks of overthrown trees which have given his brood a shelter from immemorial time.
The Bravo hesitated, cast another wary glance around him, settled his mask, undid the slight fastenings of a boat, and presently he was gliding away into the centre of the basin.
They rode with a particularly wary air about them, and dark burnouses wrapped their heads and swathed their faces.
Grabbing his gear, the Extinguisher followed the wary figure, casting frequent glances over his backtrail in case pursuit materialized.
Some say that a mermaid is a symbol of vanity and lust, sins of which man must ever be wary.
The man has just noticed Microtron, and he takes a wary step back from him and jerks his rifle up to cover him.
The Morganites were notorious troublemakers and, besides, the Federals and the Victoria League were traditional, if mutually wary, allies.
His father, the duke, has always been wary of Palle, and Lord Jaimas is no fool.
Then, with a wary look behind him, he moved to a corner of the partitioned space, where three lockers formed a row.
A SERGEANT OF THE LAW, wary and wise, That often had y-been at the Parvis, There was also, full rich of excellence.
Even a Pict commonly wary of sorcery would lose fear of wizardry and all else in his war-frenzy, and slay what stood before him without caring much what it was.
Giving him a wary look Poly put her hand in his as they left the bus, and held it firmly until they were safely in the plane.
As Prew watched, the old wild wary miserly look that Prew had learned to recognise, came into his face.