Chary
['tʃeərɪ] or ['tʃɛri]
Definition
(a.) Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal.
Editor: Margaret
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Cautious, wary, careful, shy.
Typed by Leigh
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Careful, cautions, calculating, frugal, shy, wary, sparing, slow, saving,reluctant
ANT:Liberal, lavish, profuse, eager
Checked by Cindy
Definition
adj. sparing: cautious.—adv. Char′ily.—n. Char′iness.
Checker: Millicent
Examples
- Moore, chary of words, replied by a negative movement and murmur. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She knew that Mr. Gryce was of the small chary type most inaccessible to impulses and emotions. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- As he had no idea of deceiving her, and always desired to please her, he was thus made chary of launching into expense. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- For he seems chary of putting his visitor to the trouble of repeating his late attentions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He begrudged his own isolation, was VERY chary of sharing his life, even for a day. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Checker: Millicent