Warily

Origin

wary + -ly

Full definition of warily

Adverb

1. In a wary manner; using caution; cautiously.
• 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6That her little Tarzan could destroy a great bull gorilla she knew to be improbable, and so, as she neared the spot from which the sounds of the struggle had come, she moved more warily and at last slowly and with extreme caution she traversed the lowest branches, peering eagerly into the moon- splashed blackness for a sign of the combatants.