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English Dictionary: wary	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wary 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" Antonym(s): unwary openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Synonym(s): leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.] [bd]Whom I thus blame and warye.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wary \Wa"ry\, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE. war, AS. w[91]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}, a., {Warren}.] 1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful. [bd]Bear a wary eye.[b8] --Shak. We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men. --Milton. 2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful. It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker. Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}.