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nervous about (or distrustful of) someone or something- She was taught to be wary of strangers.
wary = distrustful
- She looked wary as she reached out to pet her friend's new dog.
- She summoned Jem, who sat warily on the sofa beside me.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- "...the only thing any of you got to back that credit with is this land . . . and I'd hate to see you put it up."
"Why's that?" asked Uncle Hammer, wary of his interest.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - I watched his reaction warily, expecting more of the fury I'd seen at his house.Stephenie Meyer -- New Moon
- She wished she had run out when he'd first walked in, but she had stopped being wary, stopped being afraid.Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire
- My dad smiled, talked, and was shocked and nervous when the gun was pulled on him. Shouldn't he have been wary all along?Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
- I realized it was just his wariness of the supernatural that made him slow to respond.Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
- The parents waited, wary of us; then at last they dropped into the garden.David Almond -- Skellig
- ...some animal thing was moving in him so that he was cautious and wary and dangerous;John Steinbeck -- The Pearl
- When he saw them he veered to the side of the road and turned and stood warily.Cormac McCarthy -- The Road
- "That doesn't sound like you," he said, wary now.Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
- His eyes were wary, reluctant.Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
- She approached, unarmed, but Eve watched warily.J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- the empty cavern made me wary-I didn't want to speak too loudly.Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
- But everything makes me wary now.Kathryn Stockett -- The Help
- She sounded wary and glanced around, like maybe in the time since she'd last seen me I had gone over to the side of evil.James Patterson -- The Angel Experiment
- He was wary again, on guard, distrustful.Robert Cormier -- I Am the Cheese
- But something made me wary.Don DeLillo -- Underworld
- Eragon traveled quickly and saw little of the wary wildlife.Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
wary = distrustful (a little afraid)
warily = nervous (concerned about what will happen)
wary = nervous or distrustful
warily = cautiously (fearing danger)
wary = nervous or distrustful
wary = careful or distrustful
wariness = caution or distrust
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
wary = careful or distrustful
wary = careful or distrustful
warily = in a careful or distrustful manner
wary = careful or untrusting
wary = careful or distrustful
warily = in a careful or untrusting manner
wary = careful or distrustful
wary = careful or distrustful
wary = careful or distrustful
wary = nervous or distrustful
wary = careful or untrusting of someone or something
wary = careful or distrusting
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