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 }]
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a . [
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cearig careful ,
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cearu care .
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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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