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View usage for: (lɪəri) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it. [informal] Executives say they are leery of the proposed system. [+ of] They were leery about investing in a company controlled by a single individual. [+ about] Synonyms: wary, cautious, uncertain, suspicious More Synonyms of leery 2. adjectiveIf someone looks or smiles at you in a leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. [disapproval] ...a leery grin. or leary (ˈlɪərɪ) adjectiveWord forms: leerier, leeriest, learier or leariest1. mainly dialect knowing or sly 2. slang (foll by of) suspicious or wary 3. slang rowdy or boisterous Derived forms leeriness (ˈleeriness) or leariness (ˈleariness) noun Word origin C18: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of leerleery in American English (ˈlɪri) adjectiveWord forms: ˈleerier or ˈleeriest2. US on one's guard; wary; suspicious Word origin prob. < ME lere (var. of lore, lore 1) + -y 3: current sense infl. by leer Examples of 'leery' in a sentenceleery Definition suspicious or wary (slang) They are leery of the proposed system. - lee
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Additional synonymsVoters are distrustful of all politicians. Synonyms suspicious, doubting, wary, cynical, doubtful, sceptical, uneasy, dubious, distrusting, disbelieving, leery (slang), mistrustful, charyDefinition unsure or undecided My parents were a bit dubious about it all. Synonyms unsure, uncertain, suspicious, hesitating, doubtful, sceptical, tentative, wavering, hesitant, undecided, unconvinced, iffy (informal), leery (slang), distrustful, in two minds (informal) scientists who are sceptical about global warming Synonyms doubtful, cynical, dubious, questioning, doubting, hesitating, scoffing, hesitant, unconvinced, disbelieving, incredulous, quizzical, mistrustful, unbelievingDefinition easily frightened You should not be shy of having your say. Synonyms cautious, wary, hesitant, suspicious, reticent, distrustful, charyDefinition unwilling to trust He has his father's suspicious nature. Synonyms distrustful, suspecting, sceptical, doubtful, apprehensive, leery (slang), mistrustful, unbelieving, waryDefinition not definitely decided He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully. Synonyms unsure, undecided, at a loss, vague, unclear, doubtful, dubious, ambivalent, hazy, hesitant, vacillating, in two minds, undetermined, irresoluteDefinition uncertain or undecided Fifty-two per cent were unsure about the idea. Synonyms doubtful, sceptical, dubious, suspicious, hesitant, undecided, unconvinced, distrustful, in a quandary, mistrustful, irresolute |