chary

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Even of joyous or loving words he was chary, and much more so of their opposites.

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  1. adjective Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved.
  2. adjective Not giving or expending freely; sparing: was chary of compliments.

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  • But I think she is too chary, even with you, my dear, to let anything slip unwitting. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • September 2, 2008 at 2: 40 pm ricardo please explain who your comment is aimed at, and didnt even AW say he was buying a midfielder?!! chary - be miserable or be happy, be any mood you like … … —  WordPress.com News
  • Intresting times comming ahead. but lets just hope Wenger pulls somthing out of his arse this season till the Jan Transfer Window chary - trust me, i feel the pain, the deceipt, the stupidity our boss and club display sometimes, and i am no better off, but i, we cant change that - sadly. —  WordPress.com News
  • September 5, 2008 at 11: 47 am chary - agree with you on that one, people used to ask me when i was a lot fitter and younger if i had ever done a Marathon, i could honestly say yes - now!! —  WordPress.com News
  • Maybe they are, in some strange way, but I'll bet Sy hersh really said, "chary", or even "wary". —  Think Progress
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English chari, careful, sorrowful, from Old English cearig, sorrowful, from cearu, sorrow; see care.

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  1. from Middle English chariʒ, from Anglo-Saxon cearig, full of care or sorrow, sad (= Old Saxon karag = Old High German charag, full of care or sorrow, = Middle Low German karich, karch, kerch, shrewd, sparing), from cearu, care, sorrow. Chary is thus the assibilated adjective of care: see care, and cf. Chare Thursday.
 

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