Sekirov Dictionary

chary

/ˈt͡ʃɛəɹi/

adjective 4
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective4

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Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
- The Chariest maide is prodigall enough, / If she vnmaske hir beautie to the Moone. — 1599
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Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
- Oh! look not thus o'erjoy'd, for if I thought / We e'er could meet again this side the grave, / Trust me, I had been charier of my tenderness. — 1820
Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.
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(no longer used) Cared for, regarded as precious; cherished.
- The bounty so much delighted mine host, that he ran to fill the stirrup-cup (for which no charge was ever made) from a butt yet charier than that which he had pierced for the former stoup. — 1820

adverb1

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Synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily.
- O therefore loue be of thy selfe so wary, / As I not for my selfe, but for thee will, / Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary / As tender nurse her babe from faring ill, [...] — 1609

forms

charier · more chary · chariest · most chary

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