adverb
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cautiously; carefully
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sparingly
Other Word Forms
- uncharily adverb
Etymology
Origin of charily
Example Sentences
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House of Representatives, was its foremost parliamentarian, and had performed a considerable public service as an Appropriations Committee chairman who spent the taxpayers' money as charily as if it were his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the years, actors have charily avoided filling that blank.
From Time Magazine Archive
He recognised in sufficient time that he must deal very charily and cautiously with customs which had all the force of law, and he withdrew his order.
From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce
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 The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
He employed leading motives charily, and as he disliked intricate polyphony, his music moves in massive blocks, following the semi-detached tableaux of the opera.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James
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