chary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English ċeariġ

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• (RP) IPA: /ʧɛːɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛːri

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chary (comparative charier, superlative chariest)

1. (obsolete) Sad, grievous.
2. Cautious, wary, shy, ungenerous.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 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."

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