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chary

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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.

chary [chair-ee]
Adjective
[charier, chariest] wary or careful: chary of interfering [Old English cearig]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.chary - characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
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chary [ˈtʃɛərɪ] adj to be chary of doing sth → zögern, etw zu tun

chary
adj chary [ˈtʃeəri]
(with of) cautious Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.versigtigحَذِر، مُحْتَرِسпредпазливopatrný, bedlivývarsomvorsichtigπροσεκτικός, επιφυλακτικόςcauteloso, cautoettevaatlikمحتاطvarovainenprudentזָהִירसावधान, संकोचीoprezan, pažljivóvatoshati-hatiaðgætinncauto, prudente用心深い주의 깊은atsarguspiesardzīgsberhati-hativoorzichtigforsiktig, tilbakeholdendeostrożnycautelosoprevăzătorосторожныйopatrnýprevidenoprezanvarsam, försiktigระมัดระวังdikkatli, ihtiyatlı謹慎的обережнийمحتاط ، خبردارthận trọng

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But surely a gentleman so chary of his steps would stop there; no doubt-- but, then, it was none the less true that he was going away, this so domestic person hitherto!
Prince Vasili knew this, and having once realized that if he asked on behalf of all who begged of him, he would soon be unable to ask for himself, he became chary of using his influence.
Madame Defarge wore no rose in her head, for the great brotherhood of Spies had become, even in one short week, extremely chary of trusting themselves to the saint's mercies.
 
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