leeryadjective [ after verb ]
uk/ˈlɪə.ri/us/ˈlɪr.i/informalnot trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible:
I've always been a little leery of authority figures.
Synonym
wary
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- prudent
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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