Both Uses of
wary
in
Interview with the Vampire
- It was just some mortal walking in this same alley, walking unwarily towards death.†
Part 3unwarily = in a confident or trustful mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unwarily means not and reverses the meaning of warily. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- She scooped Claudia into her arms, and Claudia rode round in circles with her, her own small face alert and wary behind her smile.†
Part 3 *wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
Definition:
careful or nervous about something