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leery
1[ leer-ee ]
/ ˈlɪər i /
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adjective, leer·i·er, leer·i·est.
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of): I'm leery of his financial advice.
Archaic. knowing; alert.
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leer·i·ly, adverbleer·i·ness, nounWords nearby leery
leek, leek-green, leer, leering, Lee, Robert E., leery, lees, Leesburg, lee shore, Lees Summit, leet
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leery
leary
/ (ˈlɪərɪ) /
adjective leerier, leeriest, learier or leariest
mainly dialect knowing or sly
slang (foll by of) suspicious or wary
slang rowdy or boisterous
Derived forms of leery
leeriness or leariness, nounWord Origin for leery
C18: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of leer
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