chary

Instead, “West Side Story” languished when it was first released, its core audience of older filmgoers still chary of venturing into theaters.

Beautiful is a strong word, and artists, critics and scholars are chary of it.

However, I recognize that many people are likely to be chary of returning to public transport for a while, and Beltway expansion may be necessary as a stopgap.

That was a movie which really couldn’t be made now; people are understandably chary of presenting children in such adult and rather sexualised situations.

I always feel chary about recommending the Society’s books since I’ve supplied introductions to several of them.