waryl (war i)

[An extended form of warel ( Be wary then; best safety lies in fear. Shak., Hamlet, i. 3. 43. IMG:content-2084.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] Wary hypocrisy lets slip her hand Much farther than she seemed to understand. J. Beaumont, Psyche, i. 156. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; And that craves wary walking. Shak ., J. C., ii. 1. 15. 4. Prudent; circumspect; wise. Neither is it safe, or warie , or indeed Christianly, that the French King, of a different Faith, should afford our neerest Allyes as good protection as we. Milton, Reformation in Eng., ii. =Syn. Careful, circumspect, etc. Sce list under cautious.