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chary 音標拼音: [tʃ'ɑri] a. 細心的,吝嗇的,謹慎的 細心的,吝嗇的,謹慎的 chary adj 1: characterized by great caution and wariness; " a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; " chary of the risks involved"; " a chary investor" [ synonym: { cagey}, { cagy}, { chary}] Chary \ Char" y\ ( ch[^ a] r"[ y^] or ch[= a]" r[ y^]; 277), a. [ AS. cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See { Care}.] 1. Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, or reckless; as, the latest internet IPO' s were shunned by investors made chary by the poor performance of the first wave of companies that went public. [ 1913 Webster PJC] His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. -- Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Saving; frugal; sparing; not spendthrift; -- often used with of; as, chary of his praise. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 3. Fastidious; picky; choosy. [ PJC] 47 Moby Thesaurus words for " chary": Scotch, cagey, calculating, canny, careful, cheeseparing, circumspect, conserving, considerate, constrained, discreet, disinclined, distrustful, economic, economical, economizing, forehanded, frugal, gingerly, guarded, hesitant, inhibited, labor- saving, leery, loath, mistrustful, money- saving, parsimonious, penny- wise, provident, prudent, prudential, reluctant, restrained, safe, saving, scrimping, shy, skimping, spare, sparing, suspecting, suspicious, thrifty, time- saving, unwasteful, wary
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