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charily

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char·y  (châr)
adj. char·i·er, char·i·est
1. Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved.
2. Not giving or expending freely; sparing: was chary of compliments.
[Middle English chari, careful, sorrowful, from Old English cearig, sorrowful, from cearu, sorrow; see care.]
chari·ly adv.
chari·ness n.
charily [ˈtʃɛərɪlɪ]
adv
1. cautiously; carefully
2. sparingly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.charily - with great caution; warily
Translations
charily [ˈtʃɛərɪlɪ] ADV (= warily) → cautelosamente; (= sparingly) → parcamente, con parquedad
charily
adv → vorsichtig


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Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with slender confi- dence.
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