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

We, the children of the Puritans, and educated in their views and prejudices, have still many lessons to learn in the school of charily.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with slender confidence.

From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. by Twain, Mark

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

From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson