wary

See also: warþ

English

Etymology

From the adjective ware +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /wɛəɹ.i/
Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Adjective

wary (comparative warier, superlative wariest)

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent.
Synonyms: circumspect, scrupulous, careful

He is wary of dogs.
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

Synonyms

cautious, guarded, careful, chary

Derived terms

Translations

cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous

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Armenian: զգույշ (hy) (zguyš)
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Asturian: prudente
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Belarusian: асцяро́жны (ascjaróžny) (careful)
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Catalan: cautelós
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Chinese:
Mandarin: 小心翼翼 (zh) (xiǎoxīn yìyì), 謹慎 (zh) (jǐnshèn)
Danish: varsom, forsigtig, på vagt
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Dutch: behoedzaam (nl)
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Finnish: pelätä (fi) (verb: to be wary)
French: méfiant (fr)
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Galician: cauteloso, precavido
Georgian: წინდახედული (c̣indaxeduli), ფრთხილი (prtxili)
German: achtsam (de), umsichtig (de), vorsichtig (de), wachsam (de)
Greek: επιφυλακτικός (el) (epifylaktikós)
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Hawaiian: ʻeʻena, ʻāhē
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Hungarian: gyanakvó (hu), bizalmatlankodó, óvatos (hu)
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Irish: airdeallach, braiteach, faichilleach
Italian: diffidente m, accorto (it), circospetto (it)
Japanese: 用心深い (ja) (yōjin-bukai)

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Latvian: piesardzīgs m, piesardzīga f
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Luxembourgish: virsiichteg
Macedonian: претпазлив (pretpazliv)
Malay: hati-hati, waspada
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Maori: matakana, owhiti, korita, paoke, korita
Marathi: सावध (Sāvadha)
Mirandese: couteloso
Occitan: cautelós
Polish: czujny (pl), przezorny (pl), ostrożny (pl)
Portuguese: cauteloso (pt), cuidadoso (pt), de pé atrás
Russian: насторо́женный (ru) (nastoróžennyj), осторо́жный (ru) (ostoróžnyj) (careful), подозри́тельный (ru) (podozrítelʹnyj) (dustrustful,suspicious)
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Slovak: dávať si pozor, mať sa na pozore
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Spanish: cauteloso (es)
Swedish: försiktig (sv), varsam (sv)
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Turkish: dikkat etmek (tr), sakınmak (tr)
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Ukrainian: обере́жний (oberéžnyj) (careful)
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characterized by caution; guarded; careful

Finnish: varovainen (fi)
German: vorsichtig (de)
Hungarian: óvatos (hu), elővigyázatos (hu), körültekintő (hu)
Italian: cauto (it), vigile (it), accorto (it), circospetto (it), guardingo (it), cauteloso

Maori: korita
Portuguese: cauteloso (pt), cuidadoso (pt)
Russian: осторо́жный (ru) (ostoróžnyj)
Spanish: cauteloso (es)

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French: ^{(please verify)} circonspect (fr)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} prudente (it) m, ^{(please verify)} sospettoso m

Old English: ^{(please verify)} ċeariġ

Anagrams

Wray, awry, wray

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈva.rɨ/

Noun

wary m inan

inflection of war:
1. nominative plural
2. accusative plural
3. vocative plural

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wary

English

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Adjective

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Polish

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Noun