Chary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved.
  • adj. Not giving or expending freely; sparing: was chary of compliments.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Sad; sorrowful; grievous.
  • adj. Disposed to cherish with care; careful.
  • adj. Cautious; wary; shy.
  • adj. Sparing; not lavish; not disposed to give freely; frugal; ungenerous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, or reckless.
  • adj. Saving; frugal; sparing; not spendthrift; -- often used with of.
  • adj. Fastidious; picky; choosy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Careful; disposed to cherish with care; cautious: often with of.
  • Sparing; not lavish; not disposed to give freely; frugal: absolute or with of: as, chary of compliments; chary of favors.
  • Charily; carefully.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by great caution and wariness
  • Equivalent
    cautious   
    Variant
    chariest    charier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    careful    wary    cautious    saving    frugal    sparing    fastidious    picky    choosy    burn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ari    Atari    Bari    Bihari    Cagliari    Ferrari    Harare    Lauri    Laurie    Lipari   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    heedful    care-taking    loath    ticklish    well-told    unenterprising    singable    over-particular    retentive    taste