Associations to the word «Wary»

Wiktionary

WARY, adjective. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
WARY, adjective. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

Dictionary definition

WARY, adjective. 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".
WARY, adjective. Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats