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Wirier vs Warier - What's the difference?

wirier | warier |

As adjectives the difference between wirier and warier

is that wirier is comparative of wiry while warier is comparative of wary.

wirier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (wiry)

    • wiry

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Thin, muscular and flexible.
    • Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry .

    warier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (wary)

    • 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