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The definition of leery is someone or something expressing caution and suspicion.

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When someone has lied to you before and you are cautious and unsure of whether you can trust him again, this is an example of a situation where you are leery.

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adjective leerier, leeriest

Obsolete knowing
☆ on one's guard; wary; suspicious

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

See leery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective leer·i·er, leer·i·est

Suspicious or distrustful; wary: was leery of aggressive salespeople.

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leerˈi·ly adverb

leerˈi·ness noun

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