CHARILY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

charily

adverb

Definition of charily

as in warily

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Adverb

Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Dan Pfoltzer, a 75-year-old school bus driver who rents a small home in Nassau, New York, has been warily watching oil heat prices for months.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of warily

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The tall, garrulous 72-year-old county commissioner is guardedly patriotic.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of guardedly

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In the public imagination, Housewives with a capital H are fame-hungry attention hogs who would rather throw the $400 bottle of Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux that’s sitting in front of us than sip it, as Cosby is hesitantly doing now.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Diane refuses, but April hesitantly makes the trip, only to learn that Theo — an artistic dilettante who lives in the city with his girlfriend, Lucy (Odessa A’zion) — has been lunching with Sandra behind her back.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hesitantly

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Prosecutors put the photo up on a large screen in the courtroom, showing a bearded man in a black T-shirt in front of platters of food, glancing quizzically at the camera.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
The pinniped pup looked around quizzically with large, black eyes before lumbering into the surf with abandon — as only the young can.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of quizzically

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He was diagnosed with sepsis, blood clots in the lungs, critically low blood pressure, fast heart rate and severe malnutrition.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Most critically, cultivate board-level thinking—focus on governance, long-term value and enterprise risk, not just HR execution.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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