charily

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Without leaving the vestibule, Hobart Hitchin signaled it to wait for him; and then, ever so charily, he thrust forward his eagle eyes and directed their merciless beam through the side panel of the glass.

From In And Out by Franklin, Edgar, [pseud.]

Bibbs learned he must walk charily among these—he must wear a thousand eyes and beware of spiders indeed!

From The Turmoil, a novel by Tarkington, Booth

Now listen," he said slowly and impressively as if he was speaking to a child, "we've both got to go very charily.

From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Bonner, Geraldine