All 11 Uses of
wary
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Warily Bilbo followed him, as he went along, cursing, and talking to himself about his 'precious'; from which talk at last even Bilbo guessed the truth, and hope came to him in the darkness: he himself had found the marvellous ring and a chance of escape from the orcs and from Gollum.†
Chpt Prol.warily = in a nervous or distrustful manner
- He found he could hide from daylight and moonshine, and make his way swiftly and softly by dead of night with his pale cold eyes, and catch small frightened or unwary things.†
Chpt 1.2unwary = not careful about possible danger or deceptionstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unwary means not and reverses the meaning of wary. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Be bold, but wary!†
Chpt 1.8 *wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
- 'I have quick ears,' he went on, lowering his voice, 'and though I cannot disappear, I have hunted many wild and wary things and I can usually avoid being seen, if I wish.†
Chpt 1.10
- If that is so, we must be wary.†
Chpt 1.11
- But let us go on down warily, and we shall see.†
Chpt 1.12warily = in a nervous or distrustful manner
- But be wary, and handle it as little as you may!†
Chpt 1.12wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
- If I had, I should never have gone to Isengard, or I should have gone more warily.†
Chpt 2.2warily = in a nervous or distrustful manner
- It seemed to be wary, and to have some skill in trees, or I might have thought that it was one of you hobbits.†
Chpt 2.6wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
- If he was still following, he was very wary and cunning.†
Chpt 2.9
- We must go warily tomorrow.†
Chpt 2.10warily = in a nervous or distrustful manner
Definition:
careful or nervous about something