All 6 Uses
wary
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
(Edited)
- My parents love each other, but they rarely show affection like this in front of us. They taught us that physical contact is powerful, so I have been wary of it since I was young.
p. 32.9 *wary = cautious (with a tendency to avoid it)
- He seemed placid to me on the platform, but something about that stillness makes me wary now.
p. 63.3wary = nervous or distrustful
- Listening to my father insult Erudite all my life has made me wary of them, and my experiences in the Dauntless compound make me wary of authority and human beings in general, so I'm not shocked to hear that a faction could be planning a war.
p. 375.9
- Listening to my father insult Erudite all my life has made me wary of them, and my experiences in the Dauntless compound make me wary of authority and human beings in general, so I'm not shocked to hear that a faction could be planning a war.
p. 375.9
- I have been wary of affection all my life, but I didn't know how deep that wariness went.
p. 393.4
- I have been wary of affection all my life, but I didn't know how deep that wariness went.
p. 393.5wariness = caution or distrust
Definitions:
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(1)
(wary) careful or nervous about something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)