leery

leery Definition

leery (lir′ē)

adjective leer′i·er, leer′i·est

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

leery Synonyms

modif.

cautious, doubting, uncertain; see suspicious 1, 2.

leery Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

little: I don't know why I didn't do it earlier, but I suspect I was a little leery of the unknown.
still: But there are some entrepreneurs that are still leery about the merits of creating a business plan.
now: I was in a different world, still excited but now leery as well.
also: Customers were also leery of Oracle discontinuing support and development for the PeopleSoft applications they were running, he added.

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