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Definition
nervous about (or distrustful of) someone or something
- I can tell he's a formidable opponent by the way the others warily approach him even though he is injured and far outnumbered.p. 10.5
- After a long stretch of wary silence, the women begin to talk.p. 106.5
- There's a wariness about the way they keep their voices low and their eyes scanning their surroundings that keeps me from relaxing even when they begin to gossip.p. 106.6
- All I get are wary glances and frightened expressions.p. 107.8
- They look around warily at every sound and motion, but they're out in the open.p. 163.7
- The albino looks cautious and wary.p. 197.1
- She nods again, her eyes turning wary.p. 220.6
- She shrugs with one shoulder, keeping her wary eyes on me as she heads back for the door.p. 220.9
There are no more uses of "wary" in Angelfall.
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