Wary: alternatives and connections

Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

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Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

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Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

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Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

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The quality of being chary.

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The quality of being chary.

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Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to b…

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Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to b…

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The quality of being chary.

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The quality of being chary.

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The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.

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The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.

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Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.

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Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.

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Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.

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Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.

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