Complete Definition of "chary"

English

Etymology
From OE. cearig|�eariġ.

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/ʧ��ɹi/
rhymes|��ri

Adjective
en-adj|chari|er

  1. obsolete sad|Sad, grievous.
  2. cautious|Cautious, wary, shy, ungenerous. rfex|aren�t these multiple definitions?

#* RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet act 1 scene 3 lines 35-36
#*: The chariest maid is prodigal enough
#*: If she unmasks her beauty to the moon.
#* Shakespeare, Sonnet number 22 lines 11-12
#*: Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary
#*: As tender nurse her babe from faring ill
#* 2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1 Page 182
#*: "...When Lord Berek speaks with you and your companions alone, as he must, be chary in your replies."

Translations
trans-top|sad, grievous
Dutch: t|nl|triest, t|nl|bedroefd, t|nl|droevig
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|cautious, wary, shy, ungenerous
Dutch: t+|nl|voorzichtig, t|nl|schuw, t|nl|preuts
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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