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warily

adv

Etymology

From wary + -ly.

  1. derived from *wargaz✻ — “criminal”
  2. inherited from *wargijaną✻ — “to condemn, curse”
  3. inherited from *wargijan✻
  4. inherited from wierġan — “to curse, do evil”
  5. inherited from warien
  6. suffixed as warily — “wary + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a careful and guarded manner, especially to avoid potential danger or harm.

    • She walked through the dark alley, warily glancing around to make sure she wasn't being followed.

  2. Without trust

    Without trust; in a manner showing a lack of trust.

    • He listened to the salesman's pitch warily, sensing a potential scam.
    • The new king is viewed warily by Bangkok's elites, who have sometimes worried that he sympathises with populist politicians whom the army has twice kicked from power.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA