leary

[ leer-ee ]

/ ˈlɪər i /

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adjective

a less common variant of leery¹.

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How to use leary in a sentence

She was friendly with Timothy Leary, with whom allegedly she dropped acid.
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy|Will Rahn|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klocker says he was bitter and would compare himself to such persecuted gurus as Timothy Leary and Wilhelm Reich.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I agree that Denis Leary was good, but I kept getting distracted by Emma Stone in their scenes together.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Fight Over Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone|Ramin Setoodeh, Maria Elena Fernandez|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field really round out the ensemble well.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Fight Over Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone|Ramin Setoodeh, Maria Elena Fernandez|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

OK, but I see fantasy as a Timothy Leary drop-out that Lipsyte should be proud of—the ultimate undermining of SportsWorld.
On the Peninsula|Bryan Curtis|April 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Katie Leary, for thirty years in the family service, has set down some impressions of that pleasant period.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Katie Leary, our old housekeeper, who has been in our service more than twenty-four years, cried when she told me about it to-day.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Some of the men remembered accompanying Leary, the constable, to his cottage late on the previous night.
Colonial Born|G. Firth Scott
We'll have to send Leary back to the coast for a sergeant and a squad of troopers; and then the bank'll have to be told.
Colonial Born|G. Firth Scott
Then I turned on the other squad, but they were leary and I only got one.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various

British Dictionary definitions for leary

leary

adjective learier or leariest

Southwest English dialect empty

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