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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

His chariness of speech often saved him much breath.

From The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

He was a tolerant man, popular with his friends because of his chariness in proffering advice and comment; so that Channing was surprised when he continued the subject.

From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein

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