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Definition of Overwary
1. a. Too wary; too cautious.
Definition of Overwary
1. Adjective. Too wary; excessively cautious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overwary
1. too wary [adj] - See also: wary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwary
Literary usage of Overwary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... the one being so overwary, and the other so hasty, as all came to nought that
they undertook; whereas Cimon alone, as also Aristides and others, ..."
2. The Pan-Germanic Doctrine: Being a Study of German Political Aims and by Austin Harrison (1904)
"The unwary are apt to overestimate its power, the overwary to underestimate it.
Thus, while many writers seem to consider that the movement must lead to the ..."
3. The Wolf-cub: A Novel of Spain by Patrick Casey, Terence Casey (1918)
"You are overwary of me and my people, Don Jacinto. Such caution is commendable
in most circumstances, but not when you deal with the Zincali. ..."
4. King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure by Talbot Mundy (1916)
"... he had all his senses with him, for he "spotted" and admired the lurking places
that had been designed for undoing of the unwary, or even the overwary. ..."
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