Synonyms for chary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : chair-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɛər i

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Définition 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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