wary

/ˈweəri/ adjective

Translation

› If you are wary of someone or something, you do not trust them completely.

tedbirli, ihtiyatlı, temkinli, dikkatli

She's still wary of strangers.1994

warily adverb ›

güvenmeyen bir şekilde

wariness noun [U] ›

tedbirli olma

(Definition of wary adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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