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wray | wary |

As a verb wray

is (obsolete) to denounce (a person).

As an adjective wary is

cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

wray

English

Alternative forms

* wreye (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To denounce (a person).
  • (obsolete) To reveal (a secret).
  • * Late 14th century: no thyng dorste he seye, / Save in his songes somwhat wolde he wreye / His wo — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
  • (obsolete) To betray.

    • Anagrams

    *

    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