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Meanings of chary in English

Characterized by great caution and wariness.

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Usage of chary in English
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But even in this we should be chary of following inflexible rules.
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) / A Complete...
2
The wine was diluting my chary vigilance, so I slowed my consumption.
Desert places: a novel of terror
3
After that the girl will be perhaps chary of seeking outside assistance.
The Crimson Blind
4
Foreign ladies of high position must be chary of their public appearances.
The Fortunate Youth
5
I long for news of you, of which you are too chary.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2
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He is chary of speech; not by any means a woman's man.
The Beetle: A Mystery
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Mr. Brimsdown, always chary of unnecessary words, replied with a slight bow.
The Moon Rock
8
Be chary of refusing, but, having refused, do not change your mind.
Emile
9
Why should the world be so thin-skinned,-sofoolishly chary of human life?
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
10
Was Charles too exigeant with his demands, too chary of his daughter?
Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
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Second, local regulators may be chary of allowing already-big banks to expand further.
Reuters
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But the London police are sometimes chary in the exercise of their functions.
On the Stairs
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That's another reason why we're so chary of applying new inventions.
Brave New World
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The writer is chary of assertion or denial in these matters.
God, the Invisible King
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But it behooves us all to be more chary in pledging it hereafter.
State of the Union Addresses
16
You are not chary enough of yourself in these public places.
The Hand but Not the Heart; Or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring
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