chary in English

adjective

1

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.

most people are chary of allowing themselves to be photographed

synonyms: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard, distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, leery, canny, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy, cagey, iffy

adjective

• wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard, distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, leery, canny, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy, cagey, iffy
• cagey, cagy

Use "chary" in a sentence

1. The girl is chary of strangers.

2. Be chary of catching cold!

3. He is chary of praise.

4. She is chary of strangers.

5. He is chary of speech.

6. She started a chary descent of the stairs.

7. He is chary of catching cold.

8. She was chary of her reputation.

9. She is chary of lending money.

10. He is chary of giving praise.

11. Honesty, sober, chary and high sense of responsibility.

12. He is chary of praise [ praising others ].

13. Chary -- aloof in the presence of strangers.

14. Banks were chary of lending the company more money.

15. I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes.

16. 15 She started a chary descent of the stairs.

17. Some common synonyms of Circumspect are cautious, chary, and wary

18. The slaughter houses are chary of taking freeze-branded animals.

19. Some common synonyms of Cautious are chary, circumspect, and wary

20. I would be chary of anything caught in these murky waters.

21. Mr. Gryce was of the small chary type , most inaccessible to impulses and emotions.

22. They are chary of investing such an amount of money in the risky business.

23. Strong communication skills. Self motivated and driven. Personal character of patient, chary.

24. Synonyms for Circumspect include cautious, careful, guarded, heedful, wary, alert, attentive, canny, chary and considerate

25. You should be chary of investing any money in such a risky venture.

26. Antonyms for Adventuresome include unadventurous, unenterprising, wary, prudent, cagey, circumspect, tentative, timid, hesitant and chary

27. Marilyn : Oh sure . The boss is very chary about taking on more people at the moment.

28. Synonyms for Complicitous include complicit, conniving, deceitful, duplicitous, scheming, adept, calculating, canny, chary and craft

29. I'm a bit chary of using a travel agency that doesn't have official registration.

30. He understood, as well, why Fenella had been so chary of telling the entire truth.

31. Automakers are chary about shipping base cars for test drives, because those cars sell poorly.

32. Toby winning a victory over the headmaster on Monday night which made him chary of challenging him again on Wednesday.

33. Cautious: 1 adj showing careful forethought “reserved and Cautious ” “a Cautious driver” Synonyms: unadventurous lacking in boldness careful exercising caution or showing care or attention cagey , cagy , chary characterized by great caution and wariness fabian using Cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation

34. Cagey: 1 adj characterized by great caution and wariness “a Cagey avoidance of a definite answer” Synonyms: cagy , chary cautious showing careful forethought adj showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others “a Cagey lawyer” Synonyms: cagy , canny , clever smart showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness