English-Thai Dictionary
wary
ADJ ระมัดระวัง ระวังตัว เฝ้าคอย ระวัง alert cautious watchful careless unguarded unvigilant ra-mad-ra-wang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WARY
a.[See Ware and Warn. ] Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices and dangers; scrupulous; timorously prudent. Old men are usually more wary than the young. It is incumbent on a general in war to be always wary.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WARY
Wa "ry, a. [Compar. Warier; superl. Wariest.] Etym: [OE. war, AS. wær;akin to Icel. v, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth. wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. 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. "Bear a wary eye. " 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.
WARYE
War "ye, v. t. Etym: [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. Worry. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
wary
war y |ˈwe (ə )rē ˈwɛri | ▶adjective ( warier, wariest ) feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems: dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers | a wary look. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from ware 2 + -y 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
wary
wary |ˈwɛːri | ▶adjective ( warier, wariest ) feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems: dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers | a wary look. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from ware 2 + -y 1 .
American Oxford Thesaurus
wary
wary adjective 1 he was trained to be wary: cautious, careful, circumspect, on one's guard, chary, alert, on the lookout, on one's toes, on the qui vive; attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, observant; informal wide awake. ANTONYMS inattentive. 2 we are wary of strangers: suspicious, chary, leery, careful, distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, doubtful, dubious. ANTONYMS trustful. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
wary
wary adjective 1 as a soldier, he was trained to be wary: cautious, careful, circumspect, on one's guard, chary, alert, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, prudent; attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, observant; informal wide awake, on one's toes, cagey. ANTONYMS unwary, inattentive. 2 we are wary of strangers in the city these days: suspicious, chary, careful, distrustful, mistrustful, sceptical, doubtful, dubious; guarded, on one's guard; informal leery. ANTONYMS unwary, trustful. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
wary
war y /wé ə ri / (! -a-は /e ə /) 形容詞 more ～; most ～/-ier ; -iest 〖通例be ～〗〈人 動物などが 〉 «…(すること )について » 用心深い , 慎重な (cautious, careful ) «of (do ing ), about (do ing )» ▸ My son is a bit wary of strangers .うちの息子はちょっと人見知りする ▸ keep a wary eye on A Aを用心して見張る ▸ with a wary eye 用心して, 警戒して
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