What's the difference between tired and wary?

Tired


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Tire
  • (a.) Weary; fatigued; exhausted.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
  • (2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
  • (3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
  • (4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
  • (5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
  • (6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
  • (7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
  • (8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
  • (9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
  • (10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
  • (11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
  • (12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
  • (13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
  • (14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
  • (15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
  • (16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
  • (17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
  • (18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
  • (19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
  • (20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.

Wary


Definition:

  • (a.) Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
  • (a.) Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Republicans remain wary of a contentious debate on the divisive issue, which could anger their core voters and undercut potential electoral gains in the November elections when control of Congress will be at stake.
  • (2) Besides, Francis says, once their reformation had gone on longer than their initial career, the rest of the band were starting to feel wary about just playing the old material, particularly when they found themselves booked to play a Canadian casino, the kind of venue that is traditionally the preserve of oldies acts: "It was just sort of symbolic, like ha-ha, here we are, at the casino.
  • (3) But while France has plainly moved on from the days when François Hollande could say his true enemy was “the world of finance”, major players remain wary of the country’s rigid employment laws .
  • (4) But many inside these Asian nations are wary of efforts to make emerging economies break ranks.
  • (5) The head of the TUC, Frances O'Grady, said she supported the aims of the foundation, but was wary of endorsing changes that allowed retailers to squeeze under the wire without raising the pay of the lowest-paid workers.
  • (6) Yet whatever Jürgen Klinsmann’s understandable wariness about Portugal as a wounded animal, the USA coach might prefer to take his chances against a less-than-100% Ronaldo in the testing, Amazonian conditions in Manaus, no matter how good he is.
  • (7) He is wary of pretension, alive to all shades of irony.
  • (8) I am of a similar vintage and, like many friends and fans of the series, bemoan the fact that we are generally treated by society as silly, weak, daft, soppy, prejudiced (even bigoted), risk-averse and wary of new situations.
  • (9) Tinsley is also wary about believing that the EBacc will make a substantial difference to language learning.
  • (10) Other countries in Africa and indeed all over the world need to look closely at this experiment in Lesotho and be very wary of repeating it."
  • (11) I was told the Guardian had been too negative about Playboy in the past, and that they were also wary after a recent "trashing in the Sunday Times magazine – where Mr Hefner underwent a complete character assassination".
  • (12) The government faces a close-fought referendum on constitutional reforms later this year, on which Renzi’s political fate hinges, and is wary of angering small investors.
  • (13) The dispute has pushed together regional powers who a few years ago might have been as wary of neighbours with claims on the islands as they were of Beijing.
  • (14) Fashion editors and former employees are wary of talking in public about them.
  • (15) Obama and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) got off to a shaky start: the KRG, which mostly benefited from the US invasion of Iraq, was wary of an American president anxious to withdraw and detach from the country.
  • (16) I am wary – very clear – I really wonder where it's all going, all this with Barack.
  • (17) As well as the risk of attrition to the Tories, the Lib Dems will be mindful that traditional Labour voters will be wary of proposed Lib Dem cuts in public spending – an issue that promises to take centre stage at the next election.
  • (18) Hudson says social workers have been wary of media attention because they believe it only focuses on the negative.
  • (19) Mourinho’s pre-match utterances are generally best skimmed for the odd word not specifically dedicated to inflammatory falsehoods, but Chelsea’s manager was correct to offer some wary respect for the Football League’s champion club and here, lining up in a tightly knit 4-4-2, Leicester were sharp in the tackle early on, and pacy on the break throughout.
  • (20) With a few striking exceptions, such as William Dalrymple and Philip Hensher , contemporary writers have become wary of engaging with it in all its complicated, uneasy-making richness.