a. Obs. [a. OF. averti prudent, pa. pple. of avertir:—L. advertĕre to turn attention to, ADVERT.] Well-advised, prudent, cautious.
c. 1330. R. Brunne, Chron., 260. A knyght fulle auerty gaf þam þis ansuere.
1375. Barbour, Bruce, VIII. 162. The kyng … That wes ay wiss and a-verty.
