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Devastated vs Wary - What's the difference?

devastated | wary |

As adjectives the difference between devastated and wary

is that devastated is ruined, ravaged while wary is cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

As a verb devastated

is (devastate).

devastated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ruined, ravaged
  • Extremely upset and shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (devastate)

    • wary

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * cautious, guarded, careful, chary

    Derived terms

    * unwary * warily * wariness

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * weary