chary
11chary — charily, adv. /chair ee/, adj., charier, chariest. 1. cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells. 2. shy; timid. 3. fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends. 4. sparing (often fol. by of): chary of his …
12chary — char|y [ˈtʃeəri US ˈtʃeri] adj especially BrE [: Old English; Origin: cearig sad, anxious , from caru; CARE1] unwilling to risk doing something chary about/of doing sth ▪ Banks were chary of lending the company more money …
13chary — [[t]tʃe͟əri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ of/about ing/n If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it. I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes …
14chary — adjective be chary of doing sth to be unwilling to risk doing something: Many census authorities have been chary of asking for information on sensitive subjects such as ethnic background …
15chary — UK [ˈtʃeərɪ] / US [ˈtʃerɪ] adjective Word forms chary : adjective chary comparative charier superlative chariest formal unwilling to do something because you are afraid that something bad will happen …
16chary — /ˈtʃɛəri / (say chairree) adjective (charier, chariest) 1. careful; wary. 2. shy. 3. fastidious; choosy. –phrase 4. chary of, sparing of: chary of his praise. {Middle English chari, Old English cearig sorrowful, from caru care} …
17chary — adj. (charier, chariest) 1 cautious, wary (chary of employing such people). 2 sparing; ungenerous (chary of giving praise). 3 shy. Derivatives: charily adv. chariness n. Etymology: OE cearig …
18chary — adjective (charier; est) Etymology: Middle English, sorrowful, dear, from Old English cearig sorrowful, from caru sorrow more at care Date: 15th century 1. archaic dear, treasured 2. discreetly cautious: as …
19chary — char|y [ tʃeri ] adjective FORMAL chary of/about unwilling to do something because you are afraid that something bad will happen …
20chary — [ tʃɛ:ri] adjective (charier, chariest) cautiously or suspiciously reluctant: leaders are chary of major reform. Derivatives charily adverb Origin OE cearig sorrowful, anxious , of W. Gmc origin; related to care …
