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Definition of leery adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

leery

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈlɪri//
 
(informal) leery (of something/somebody) leery (of doing something)
 
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suspicious or careful about something or someone, and trying to avoid doing it or dealing with them synonym wary The governor is leery of changing the current law.
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