[ US /ˈtʃɑɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by great caution and wariness
    a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
    chary of the risks involved
    a chary investor
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How To Use chary In A Sentence

  • But yes, good of Prof. Adler, who I hope will be a little chary of Althousian pseudoreality in future. The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School
  • Armenian (Timothy); Joseph (Epaphroditus); Zachary, who was rejected by many and called a hireling; Baanes; Sergius (Tychicus). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
  • There's a Scylla and a Charybdis in interchurch discussions, as in so many other kinds of discussions. Archive 2007-02-01
  • All Vedantic expositions are commentaries by various Acharyas on the Vedanta sutras.
  • If I hadn't, the two of us would've just stood there gaping at each other until Zachary finally realized what a dweeb I was being and ran away in horror.
  • The concept of durbar reveals the jagadguru's benevolence for the welfare and well being of the devotees who participate to gain the acharya's blessings.
  • The student must be left to steer his own course between this Scylla and Charybdis.
  • Although upbeat about the response, Ms. Sujatha looked chary of the financial soundness of the association.
  • Because the law has always been very chary of creating any new negative easements.
  • In April, Schary again enlisted Gutstadt's support for the project; Gutstadt instructed David Coleman, former director of the ADL's Los Angeles office, to attend the screening and report back to him. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
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