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Definition

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.

wary = distrustful (a little afraid)

She summoned Jem, who sat warily on the sofa beside me.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

warily = nervous (concerned about what will happen)

"...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

wary = nervous or distrustful

I watched his reaction warily, expecting more of the fury I'd seen at his house.
Stephenie Meyer -- New Moon

warily = cautiously (fearing danger)

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

wary = nervous or distrustful

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

wary = careful or distrustful

I realized it was just his wariness of the supernatural that made him slow to respond.
Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn

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.)

The parents waited, wary of us; then at last they dropped into the garden.
David Almond -- Skellig

wary = careful or distrustful

...some animal thing was moving in him so that he was cautious and wary and dangerous;
John Steinbeck -- The Pearl

wary = careful or distrustful

When he saw them he veered to the side of the road and turned and stood warily.
Cormac McCarthy -- The Road

warily = in a careful or distrustful manner

"That doesn't sound like you," he said, wary now.
Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse

wary = careful or untrusting

His eyes were wary, reluctant.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight

wary = careful or distrustful

She approached, unarmed, but Eve watched warily.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death

warily = in a careful or untrusting manner

the empty cavern made me wary-I didn't want to speak too loudly.
Stephenie Meyer -- The Host

wary = careful or distrustful

But everything makes me wary now.
Kathryn Stockett -- The Help

wary = careful or distrustful

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

wary = careful or distrustful

He was wary again, on guard, distrustful.
Robert Cormier -- I Am the Cheese

wary = nervous or distrustful

But something made me wary.
Don DeLillo -- Underworld

wary = careful or untrusting of someone or something

Eragon traveled quickly and saw little of the wary wildlife.
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon

wary = careful or distrusting

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