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unchary

unchary adjective: not chary; lacking caution; reckless.

Adjective

unchary (comparative more unchary, superlative most unchary)

  1. Not chary; lacking caution; reckless.
    • I've said too much unto a heart of stone, / And laid mine honour too unchary out.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of unchary

comparativemore unchary
superlativemost unchary

Origin of unchary

From un- + chary.

Words formed from unchary

Questions about unchary

What does unchary mean?
Unchary means not chary; lacking caution; reckless.
What part of speech is unchary?
Unchary is an adjective.

Words near unchary in the dictionary

  1. uncharted territory
  2. uncharted water
  3. uncharted waters
  4. unchartedness
  5. unchartered
  6. unchary
  7. unchased
  8. unchaste
  9. unchastely
  10. unchastened
  11. unchasteness

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