warier

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warier Meaning of "warier"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  2. (adj) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Synonym(s)

mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting

Usage(s):

  1. If you're seeing fewer elk, it's because they're warier these days and harder to hunt.
  2. We've become warier, more ironic about praise in general.
  3. Sarkozy comes from a French tradition that is far warier of the outside world and more inclined to state intervention.

Quotes

  • "My friend did my logo, my album, my website," said Artest, as he stood in the Staples Center hallway. "He did 'Tru Warier' on the back on my head before, and he said 'Let's do something different.' Next time I'm in LA, I'm doing 'The NBA.'...
    on Mar 3, 2007 By: Ron Artest Source: Los Angeles Times

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