Looking for the meaning of the word CHARIEST in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CHARIEST with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Chary
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English cearig ‘sorrowful, anxious’, of West Germanic origin; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃɛːri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something
Short Definition:cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something
Examples:- she had been chary of telling the whole truth
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