charily

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House of Representatives, was its foremost parliamentarian, and had performed a considerable public service as an Appropriations Committee chairman who spent the taxpayers' money as charily as if it were his own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the years, actors have charily avoided filling that blank.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Merwyn employed his power charily, however, or rather with principle.

From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson

"Come along, Mark Anthony," said Warrender, another lay helper, who after working for seven years among the poor had at last been charily accepted by the Bishop for ordination.

From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton

I have had read to me of nights some of Sir Walter’s Scotch Novels; Waverley, Rob, Midlothian, now the Antiquary: eking them out as charily as I may. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II by Wright, William Aldis