- leery adj
- ['lɪərɪ]
to be leery of fam — essere sospettoso (-a) di
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leery adj
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leery — [adj] suspicious careful, cautious, chary, distrustful, doubting, dubious, on one’s guard*, shy, skeptical, uncertain, unsure, wary; concept 529 Ant. certain, sure, unwary … New thesaurus
leery — adj. leery of * * * [ lɪ(ə)rɪ] leery of … Combinatory dictionary
leery — untrusting, suspicious, alert, 1718, originally slang, with Y (Cf. y) (2), and perhaps from dialectal lere learning, knowledge (see LORE (Cf. lore)), or from LEER (Cf. leer) (v.) in some now obscure sense. OED suggests connection with archaic… … Etymology dictionary
leery — [lir′ē] adj. leerier, leeriest [prob. < ME lere (var. of lore, LORE1) + Y3: current sense infl. by LEER] 1. Obs. knowing ☆ 2. on one s guard; wary; suspicious … English World dictionary
leery — adj wary, suspicious, shy, distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting, untrustful, untrust ing; hesitant, hesitating, undecided, unsure, uncertain; cautious, careful, chary, circumspect, guarded; on one s guard, watchful, heedful,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
leery — adj. (leerier, leeriest) sl. 1 knowing, sly. 2 (foll. by of) wary. Derivatives: leeriness n. Etymology: perh. f. obs. leer looking askance f. LEER(1) + Y(1) … Useful english dictionary
leery — [[t]lɪ͟əri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ of/about n If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it. [INFORMAL] Executives say they are leery of the proposed system... They were leery… … English dictionary
leery — leer|y [ˈlıəri US ˈlıri] adj informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from leer cheek ; LEER] careful in the way that you deal with something or someone because you do not trust them = ↑wary leery of ▪ I was very leery of him after I found out… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leery — leery1 leerily, adv. leeriness, n. /lear ee/, adj., leerier, leeriest. 1. wary; suspicious (usually fol. by of): I m leery of his financial advice. 2. Archaic. knowing; alert. [1790 1800; LEER1 + Y1] … Universalium
leery — (leary) adj a. wary, suspicious, shy, cautious. This sense of the word is standard in all English speaking areas. b. British alert, clever, cheeky. This sense of leery is related to lairy, meaning both flashy and conceited. c. British bad… … Contemporary slang
leery — leer•y [[t]ˈlɪər i[/t]] adj. leer•i•er, leer•i•est 1) wary; suspicious (usu. fol. by of): I m leery of his financial advice[/ex] 2) archaic knowing; alert • Etymology: 1790–1800 leer′i•ly, adv. leer′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
