† warisomeadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Cautious or careful (that—).
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]
warelyOE
warec1000
adviseda1325
averty1330
aware1340
ferdfula1382
well-advisedc1405
circumspect1430
hooly1513
fearful1526
curiousa1533
chary1542
wareful1548
cautelous1574
cauty1579
careful1580
wary1580
retentive1599
wary1599
ginger1600
circumstant1603
cautel1606
shya1616
cautionate1616
warisome1628
cautiousa1640
circumspectious1649
circumspectivea1674
gingerish1764
safe1874
pussy-footed1893
pussyfooting1926
risk-averse1961
risk-adverse1969
1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 2217 That they might..Amend their courses; and be warisome That they displeas'd not God, in times to come.
Derivatives
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun]
wareness971
warelinessc1000
warningc1000
beseeing1340
cautel1531
warefulness1548
wariness1552
chariness1571
circumspectness1581
circumspection1598
warisomeness1607
guard1609
cautionateness1619
cautelousnessa1624
cautiona1639
cautiousness1649
guardedness1807
cacannyness1917
pussy-footedness1917
pussyfooting1956
leeriness1961
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 682 When the beasts do eat the white [hellebore], they forbeare the blacke with all wearisomenesse [sic].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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