chary of strangers
1chary — adj. 1) chary about (chary about doing smt.) 2) chary of (chary of strangers) * * * [ tʃe(ə)rɪ] chary about (chary about doing smt.) chary of (chary of strangers) …
2char´i|ness — char|y «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …
3char´i|ly — char|y «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …
4char|y — «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …
5wary — adjective 1) he was trained to be wary Syn: cautious, careful, circumspect, on one s guard, chary, alert, on the lookout, on one s toes, on the qui vive; attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, observant; informal wide awake See no …
6wary — adjective 1) he was trained to be wary Syn: cautious, careful, circumspect, on one s guard, chary, alert, on the lookout, attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, observant 2) we are wary of strangers Syn …
7shy — adj Shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy can mean showing disinclination to obtrude oneself in the presence or company of others. Shy implies a shrinking, sometimes constitutional, sometimes the result of inexperience, from familiarity or contact …
8careful — carefully, adv. carefulness, n. /kair feuhl/, adj. 1. cautious in one s actions: Be careful when you cross the street. 2. taking pains in one s work; exact; thorough: a careful typist. 3. (of things) done or performed with accuracy or caution:… …
9education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
10bearing — n Bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, port, presence are comparable when they denote the way in which or the quality by which a person outwardly manifests his personality and breeding. Bearing is the most general of these words; it may imply… …