† avertyadj.
Obsolete.
Well-advised, prudent, cautious.
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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
1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 260 A knyght fulle auerty gaf þam þis ansuere.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 162 The kyng..That wes ay wiss and a-verty [1489 Adv. auerty].
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