less common spelling of leery
: suspicious, wary
—often used with of
leery of strangers
She seemed a little leery of the proposal.
variants
or less commonly leary
: suspicious, wary
—often used with of
leery of strangers
She seemed a little leery of the proposal.
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“Leary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leary. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.
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