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    LEERY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: leerier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, leeriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: leerier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: leeriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Openly distrustful and unwilling to confideplay

    Synonyms:

    leery; mistrustful; suspicious; untrusting; wary

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    distrustful (having or showing distrust)

    Derivation:

    leer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls)

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