All 4 Uses of
wary
in
Bleak House
- The father of this pleasant grandfather, of the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant, was a horny-skinned, two-legged, money-getting species of spider who spun webs to catch unwary flies and retired into holes until they were entrapped.†
Chpt 19-21
- But look where he will, he still beholds him close to the opposite houses, making his way with his wary hand from brick to brick and from door to door, and often, as he creeps along, glancing over at him watchfully.†
Chpt 46-48
- If Mercury should chance to be possessed by any lingering curiosity as to Mr. Bucket's letters, that wary person is not the man to gratify it.†
Chpt 52-54 *
- With which caution to the unwary, my dear, I take the liberty of pulling this here bell, and so go back to our business.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(wary) careful or nervous about something