(warier, wariest)
If you are ~ of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems.
People did not teach their children to be ~ of strangers...
They were very ~ about giving him a contract.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ of/about n/-ing
warily
She studied me warily, as if I might turn violent.
ADV: usu ADV with v