leerier

Variant of leery

leery definition

leery (lir′ē)

adjective leerier leer′i·er, leeriest leer′i·est

  1. Obsolete knowing
  2. ☆ on one's guard; wary; suspicious

Etymology: prob. < ME lere (var. of lore, lore) + -y: current sense infl. by leer

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