chary

About 0.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
2. adjective Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.
3. adjective Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
4. adjective Cared for, regarded as precious; cherished.
5. adverb Synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily.

Similar words

cagey cautious cagy suspicious caresome wary keerful careful warisome choicy

Often followed by

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Word family

charier chariest charily