cagey, cagy, chary
(adjective) characterized by great caution and wariness; “a cagey avoidance of a definite answer”; “chary of the risks involved”; “a chary investor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chary (comparative charier, superlative chariest)
Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
Synonym: Thesaurus:cautious
Antonyms: unchary, Thesaurus:careless
Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.
Antonym: unchary
Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
Antonym: unchary
(obsolete) Cared for, regarded as precious; cherished.
Antonym: unchary
chary (comparative more chary, superlative most chary)
synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily.
Synonym: Thesaurus:cautiously
Antonyms: carelessly, incautiously, uncarefully, uncautiously, unwarily
• -archy, archy
Source: Wiktionary
Char"y, a. Etym: [AS. cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See Care.]
Definition: Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal. His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
