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chary
(encz) | chary,obezřetný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Chary
(gcide) | 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.
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chary
(wn) | 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] |
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charybdis
(encz) | Charybdis, |
petchary
(encz) | petchary, n: |
zachary
(encz) | Zachary,Zachariáš n: [jmén.] PetrV |
Chary
(gcide) | 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.
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Charybdis
(gcide) | Charybdis \Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. cha`rybdis.]
A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla
on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster.
See Scylla.
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Unchary
(gcide) | Unchary \Unchary\
See chary. |
charybdis
(wn) | Charybdis
n 1: (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the
other side of a narrow strait from Scylla |
petchary
(wn) | petchary
n 1: a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States
and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than
the eastern kingbird [syn: grey kingbird, {gray
kingbird}, petchary, {Tyrannus domenicensis
domenicensis}] |
zachary taylor
(wn) | Zachary Taylor
n 1: 12th President of the United States; died in office
(1784-1850) [syn: Taylor, Zachary Taylor, {President
Taylor}] |
charybdis
(foldoc) | CHARYBDIS
A Lisp program to display
mathematical expressions. It is related to MATHLAB.
[Sammet 1969, p. 522].
(1994-11-15)
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