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Skilful vs Wary - What's the difference?

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Skilful is a related term of wary.


As adjectives the difference between skilful and wary

is that skilful is possessing skill, skilled while wary is cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

skilful

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (US) skillful

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • possessing skill, skilled.

    • Related terms

    * skill * skilled * skilfully

    wary

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
    • He is wary of dogs.
  • Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

    • Synonyms

    * cautious, guarded, careful, chary

    Derived terms

    * unwary * warily * wariness

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * weary