Adjective, : He was chary of investing in oil wells. ,She is excessively chary about her friends. ,chary of his praise. From Dictionary.com.
Thus scrolls were quite valuable and charily guarded. From Wordnik.com. [The Soulforge]
I walked charily around the house for several days, trying not to wince. From Wordnik.com. [Five for Friday] Reference
Our fast train stops at the mouth of a tunnel, then crawls ahead charily, for the French, before retreating, dynamited the tunnel. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
We, the children of the Puritans, and educated in their views and prejudices, have still many lessons to learn in the school of charily. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
He knew McKinstry's thought of that little girl well enough, but he held the child-hearted man's secret tenderly and charily in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863] Reference
The book starts out charily, but really picks up around chapter three when Jig and Smudge encounter an angry were-dingo who wants to feast them both. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Libs Reviewing] Reference
The uniform, when it appeared, was frequently a coarse homespun gray, charily trimmed with red worsted, and stained with the rains and earth of the islands. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861] Reference
These friendly speeches cut off all further contention, and she kepte charily the tuft of er Husbands beard, which (the verie selfe-same day) shee sent to Pyrrhus her hearts chosen friend. From Wordnik.com. [The Decameron] Reference
Board of lunacy and charily, state, name established. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Dealt out charily, was the fair comb to the gratified little ones. From Wordnik.com. [Man of Uz, and Other Poems] Reference
Mr. Merwyn employed his power charily, however, or rather with principle. From Wordnik.com. [An Original Belle] Reference
Tito was sorry for him, and advanced charily, his heart full of sympathy. From Wordnik.com. [Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California] Reference
She had heard her speak casually, but charily, of having lived in Fordham. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth] Reference
Waverley, Rob, Midlothian, now the Antiquary: eking them out as charily as I may. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II] Reference
"Did you hear a ship series named Tinder." he asked charily, in an expectant voice. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
I waved to McHenry, who nodded charily, and pulled down the curtain which was in lieu of a door. From Wordnik.com. [Mystic Isles of the South Seas.] Reference
"Don't get up your expectations, it's not much," he said, charily, "but it's something to start on.". From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Woman] Reference
Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with slender confidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4.] Reference
Bibbs learned he must walk charily among these -- he must wear a thousand eyes and beware of spiders indeed!. From Wordnik.com. [The Turmoil] Reference
I should advise the reader to indulge in the dwarfs very charily, and chiefly as a source of fairly profitable amusement. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Acre] Reference
In lieu, they carry in one corner of their craniums, a drop or two of attar of roses; charily used, the supply being small. From Wordnik.com. [Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2)] Reference
Entering into the spirit of the chase Dudley knelt down and waited with poised stick while Laxdale charily opened the drawer. From Wordnik.com. [Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force] Reference
He came with his arm in a sling, and told her charily that he had hurt his elbow through dropping his stick and slipping downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Wives' Tale] Reference
Indeed, I had not been three weeks in the country before I decided upon accepting no more invitations, even charily as they were made. From Wordnik.com. [Diary in America, Series One] Reference
On the landward side of the bleak house, crimson-rambler roses were luxuriant, and a stiff shell-bordered garden gave charily of small marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents A Story for Lovers] Reference
It will be faid, that profefilng chriiVianity in moral fincerity is not a proper and credible evidence of grace, in a judgment ot ra - tional charily. From Wordnik.com. [A discourse concerning the church : in which the several acceptations of the Word are explained and distinguished, the Gospel covenant delineated; a right of admission and access to special ordinances, in their outward administration and inward efficacy, state and discussed ..] Reference
The time was past for advice, instruction, or suggestion, unless in private, and even then it would be charily and warily given by the sensible, modest mother of a Queen. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1] Reference
"Come along, Mark Anthony," said Warrender, another lay helper, who after working for seven years among the poor had at last been charily accepted by the Bishop for ordination. From Wordnik.com. [The Altar Steps] Reference
This week the word was charily. From Wordnik.com. [Five for Friday] Reference
They regarded him charily when he entered. From Wordnik.com. [In Other Worlds]
'tis charily to heal the wounded, though you have no! been a pWty in the Fray. From Wordnik.com. [A Bold Stroke for a Wife: A Comedy] Reference
And wrought so charily?. From Wordnik.com. [Poems Vol. IV] Reference
That which so long, so charily she kept. From Wordnik.com. [Hero and Leander and Other Poems] Reference
I asked, the words coming slowly and charily. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess] Reference
Leave him in charily. From Wordnik.com. [The LoHud Yankees Blog] Reference
There was no charily, ng'Ysabela. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Goblin Mirror]
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