1) Cagey 2) Cagy 3) Cautious 4) Cautious or careful 5) Circumspect 6) Discreetly cautious 7) Exclusively Anglo word 8) Exclusively Saxon word 9) Fastidious 10) Less than confident 11) Quite cautious 12) Rather cautious 13) Sparing 14) Suspicious 15) Timid 16) Very cautious 17) Word of purely Anglo origin Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/chary
Char'y adjective [ Anglo-Saxon cearig careful, from cearu care. See Care .] Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal. « His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. Jeffrey. » Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/57
cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells. · shy; timid. · fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends. · sparing (often fol. by of&hasp;): chary of his praise. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/chary