What does leery mean?

Definitions for leery
ˈlɪər ilee·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, waryadjective

    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Wiktionary

  1. leeryadjective

    Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.

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  1. leery

    Leery is an adjective used to describe someone who is cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions or lack of trust. It often suggests a prudent skepticism or suspicion of a situation, person or outcome that could potentially be dangerous or unreliable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of leery in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of leery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of leery in a Sentence

  1. Solomon Lartey:

    I guess they didn't want to get it out, when( chief of staff John) Kelly came in, they were leery of the leaks.

  2. Davie Baker:

    I was leery like everyone else.

  3. Mark Thompson:

    We tend to be quite leery about the idea of almost habituating people to find our journalism somewhere else, we're also generically worried about our journalism being scrambled in a kind of Magimix (blender) with everyone else's journalism.

  4. Jeff Tjornehoj:

    Retail investors have been leery about equity for some time, they want to see a sustained rally.

  5. Sarah Rixen:

    But I am still a little leery that there could be another variant around the corner, i am still going to wear a mask.

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