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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Scotch, cagey, calculating, canny, careful, cheeseparing, circumspect, conserving, considerate, constrained, discreet, disinclined, distrustful, economic, economical, economizing, forehanded, frugal, gingerly, guarded, hesitant, inhibited, labor-saving, leery, loath, mistrustful, money-saving, parsimonious, penny-wise, provident, prudent, prudential, reluctant, restrained, safe, saving, scrimping, shy, skimping, spare, sparing, suspecting, suspicious, thrifty, time-saving, unwasteful, wary
Dictionary Results for chary:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
chary
    adj 1: characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey
           avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks
           involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: cagey, cagy,
           chary]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chary \Char"y\ (ch[^a]r"[y^] or ch[=a]"r[y^]; 277), a. [AS.
   cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See Care.]
   1. Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, or reckless; as, the
      latest internet IPO's were shunned by investors made chary
      by the poor performance of the first wave of companies
      that went public.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

            His rising reputation made him more chary of his
            fame.                                 --Jeffrey.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Saving; frugal; sparing; not spendthrift; -- often used
      with of; as, chary of his praise.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   3. Fastidious; picky; choosy.
      [PJC]
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