chary vs provident

chary

adj
  • Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing. 

  • Careful, cautious, shy, wary. 

  • Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious. 

adv
  • Synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily. 

provident

adj
  • Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it. 

  • Providing (for someone’s needs). 

  • Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future. 

How often have the words chary and provident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )