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chary 音标拼音: [tʃ'ɑri] a. 细心的,吝啬的,谨慎的 细心的,吝啬的,谨慎的 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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