WARY

adjective (warier; -est) Etymology: 1ware, from Middle English war, ware, from Old English wær careful, aware, ~; akin to Old High German giwar aware, attentive, Latin vereri to fear, Greek horan to see Date: 15th century marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger, see: cautious warily adverb wariness noun