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Meanings of wary in inglês
Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence.
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Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
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Examples for "suspicious"
Examples for "suspicious"
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Mr Ross said police wanted to hear of any other suspicious activity.
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A former Nauru justice minister says a planned constitutional change is suspicious.
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Xavier gave her a suspicious look but allowed the change of subject.
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Structuring is the suspicious activity that banks most often report to authorities.
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Police have appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious to come forward.
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A good man, Louis thought, but doctors became leery of people fast.
2
They also have reason to be leery of a potential political backlash.
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But you get leery of any kind of mystery in the Deathlands.
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The other few people in the Dunkin' Donuts shot us leery looks.
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Richard liked the idea of having robot assistants, but Nicole was leery.
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They seem surprised and still mistrustful of finding themselves unharmed and unmolested.
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Rose's two or three friends were, like herself, mistrustful of the world.
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Three black dogs with wild, mistrustful eyes kept close to his heels.
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I should have been more mistrustful; this solution was too simple, too natural.
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He had changed towards me; he had become very reserved and seemed mistrustful.
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God forbid our professional deceivers should have to feel paranoid and untrusting.
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The Mogadorians are different than we are, secretive and manipulative, untrusting of almost everything.
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How do we tackle inequality when the coffers are empty and the electorate untrusting?
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At first, he had been wary of her, even untrusting.
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You hate to say anything that sounds hostile or untrusting or small-hearted around him.
Usage of wary in inglês
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Analysts said broader concerns about euro zone debt levels kept investors wary.
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Businesses need to be extra wary at tax time, Mr Wearne said.
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While many children are wary of animals, some children just love them.
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However, despite emerging data, many surgeons remain wary of computer-assisted orthopedic surgery.
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Confused and wary, Sano nevertheless decided to take advantage of the situation.
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Banks have good reason to be wary in the Caribbean, some say.
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But it remains they remain wary of telecommunications, media and technology stocks.
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While security is much improved, many people remain wary of public gatherings.
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Because lenders were wary of football clubs, however, they required extra security.
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Networks tend to be surprisingly wary of tabloid figures shopping reality shows.
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We have learned to remain wary of news concerning Martin Scorsese projects.
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The sudden change has driven some contagion-wary consumers to use e-commerce platforms.
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Yet, what the CIA examples highlights is that we must remain wary.
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Sarkozy said France had been wary of interfering in a former colony.
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We should I believe be wary of any legislation, Cameron told parliament.
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Linda seemed the most wary of Rosie and concerned about the situation.
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