chary
adjective/ˈtʃeəri/
/ˈtʃeri/
- chary of something/of doing something not willing to risk doing something; fearing possible problems if you do something synonym waryWord OriginOld English cearig ‘sorrowful, anxious’, of West Germanic origin; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th cent.
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