Definition of "chary" [char•y]

• Very cautious; wary: was chary of the risks involved. (adjective)
• Not giving or expending freely; sparing: was chary of compliments. (adjective)

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• "The Telangana JAC district convenor Dr. K.naka chary and Co,. convener, K. Rangaraju and a host of other leaders took part."
• "Maybe they are, in some strange way, but I'll bet Sy hersh really said, "chary", or even "wary"."
• "This year, six students went that far until stumped by the words "chary," "nadir" and "yamen" in the next three rounds."