chary

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.

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[Middle English chari, careful, sorrowful, from Old English cearig, sorrowful, from cearu, sorrow; see care.]

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chari·ly adv.

chari·ness n.

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chary [chair-ee]

Adjective

[charier, chariest] wary or careful: chary of interfering [Old English cearig]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

chary - characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" cagey, cagy cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

Translations

chary [ˈtʃɛərɪ] adj to be chary of doing sth → zögern, etw zu tun

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chary

adj chary [ˈtʃeəri]

(with of) cautious Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well. versigtig حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس предпазлив opatrný, bedlivý varsom vorsichtig προσεκτικός, επιφυλακτικός cauteloso, cauto ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudent זָהִיר सावधान, संकोची oprezan, pažljiv óvatos hati-hati aðgætinn cauto, prudente 用心深い 주의 깊은 atsargus piesardzīgs berhati-hati voorzichtig forsiktig, tilbakeholdende ostrożny cauteloso prevăzător осторожный opatrný previden oprezan varsam, försiktig ระมัดระวัง dikkatli, ihtiyatlı 謹慎的 обережний محتاط ، خبردار thận trọng 谨慎的