chary

Even if she wanted to pursue an exemption, the Lord Advocate would be chary of inciting the home secretary's ire.

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.