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Grammar : Adj
Spell : chair-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɛər i



Definition of chary

Origin :
  • Old English cearig "sorrowful" (see care (n.)). Sense evolved 16c. from "full of care" to "careful." Cognate with Old Saxon carag, Old High German charag "sorrow, trouble, care." Related: Charily; chariness.
  • adj careful, cautious
Example sentences :
  • Let us ascertain, if we can, what it means, since they are so chary of informing us themselves.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • The maestro was an old man and chary of his words; yet even he was stirred to enthusiasm.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • Besides, since when have actresses become so chary of their favors?
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • "It was a pleasure he was chary enough of to himself," said she, laughing.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • He realized that, had it not been for her, the Camerons would have been chary of taking him aboard.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
  • All this makes us chary of believing that Nature is prodigal of new organs.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • There are scores of them, there, and some are none too chary about the sort of business they are employed in.
  • Extract from : « In Her Own Right » by John Reed Scott
  • Capitalists were chary of aviation; they had no faith in it.
  • Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White
  • I thought you knew that she is chary of her confidences, and that none of us is given to seeking them.
  • Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol
  • I would not, if I were you boys, be too chary this term of extra work.
  • Extract from : « The Cock-House at Fellsgarth » by Talbot Baines Reed

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