Chary vs Chard - What's the difference?
chary | chard |
(obsolete) Sad; sorrowful; grievous.
Disposed to cherish with care; careful.
Cautious; wary; shy.
* act 1 scene 3 lines 35-36
*1598 , Shakespeare, lines 11-12
* 2007 , Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant , ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1 Page 182
Sparing; not lavish; not disposed to give freely.
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Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.
(uncountable) An edible leafy vegetable, , with a slightly bitter taste
As an adjective chary
is sad; sorrowful; grievous.As a noun chard is
artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.As a proper noun Chard is
a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, near the Devon border.chary
English
Adjective
(er)- The chariest maid is prodigal enough'' / ''If she unmasks her beauty to the moon.
- Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary / ''As tender nurse her babe from faring ill
- "...When Lord Berek speaks with you and your companions alone, as he must, be chary in your replies."