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chariness

American  
[chair-ee-nis] / ˈtʃɛər i nɪs /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being chary.

  2. Obsolete. scrupulous integrity.


chariness British  
/ ˈtʃɛərɪnɪs /

noun

  1. the state of being chary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chariness

First recorded in 1565–75; chary + -ness

Example Sentences

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A big reason for chariness with a U.B.I. is that, so far, the program lives in people’s heads, untried on a national scale.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

No small part of the Allingham charm is her chariness with detail.

From Time Magazine Archive

Back in Warsaw after nine weeks in Rome attending the Second Vatican Council, Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, 61, doughty primate of Communist Poland, chided the Gomulka government on excessive chariness with pocket money.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had the Scottish chariness of bestowing praise or approval, and could surely give Emerson the sense of being met which he demanded.

From The Last Harvest by Burroughs, John

Her ardor undimmed by the chariness of the consent she had gained, she showered the lowering brow with cool, delicate little kisses until it grew smooth in spite of itself.

From The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe by Stanard, Mary Newton

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