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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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