- leeriest
- leer·y || 'lɪrɪ /'lɪə- adj. wary, cautious, doubtful, suspicious (especially of a look or expression)
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leeriest
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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 — adjective (leerier, leeriest) informal cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. Derivatives leeriness noun Origin C17: from obs. leer looking askance , from leer + y1 … English new terms dictionary
leery — UK [ˈlɪərɪ] / US [ˈlɪrɪ] adjective Word forms leery : adjective leery comparative leerier superlative leeriest informal if you are leery of someone, you do not trust them … English dictionary
leeriness — leery ► ADJECTIVE (leerier, leeriest) ▪ cautious or wary. DERIVATIVES leeriness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete leer «looking askance», from LEER(Cf. ↑leer) … English terms dictionary
leery — ► ADJECTIVE (leerier, leeriest) ▪ cautious or wary. DERIVATIVES leeriness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete leer «looking askance», from LEER(Cf. ↑leer) … English terms 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. (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
