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

He employed leading motives charily, and as he disliked intricate polyphony, his music moves in massive blocks, following the semi-detached tableaux of the opera.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James

"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

Tito was sorry for him, and advanced charily, his heart full of sympathy.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine