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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

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

distrustful (having or showing distrust)

Derivation:

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

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