单词	leery
释义	leery adjective ˈlir-ē  variants or less commonly leary : suspicious, wary —often used with of leery of strangersShe seemed a little leery of the proposal. Example Sentences They were leery of their neighbors. Recent Examples on the Web Many advocates are leery of categorical exclusions writ large. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 What the Harrises didn’t know is code enforcement agencies across the country are often leery of issuing work orders for mold violations that would force landlords to undergo costly remediation. jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2022 This and other such depredations has left some Native people leery of sharing their cultures. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022 Yet Gunter Jochum, president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, a policy group, is leery of the Canadian government’s proposal. Vipal Monga, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 At the time, many linked the silence to the Party’s 100th anniversary on July 1 -- private firms are leery of being in the media spotlight during sensitive government occasions. Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 But this is an uncertain moment for the streaming giant, which could see still more cuts and possible executive exits, leaving some producers and agents leery. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022 Also, be very leery of price manipulation on properties as a response to the changes in the bill. Ari Chazanas, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 Progressives are sometimes leery of these kinds of reforms, but clearing regulatory backlogs speeds up renewable energy projects, along with coal and natural gas ones too. James Broughel, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1718, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition leery adjective ˈlir-ē : suspicious sense 2, wary … he was really a little leery of venturing out into New York City. George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square leery adjective variants also leary as in wary feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something a leery attitude She seemed a little leery about the proposal. They were leery of their neighbors. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wary cautious skeptical suspicious careful puzzled hesitant unsure doubting questioning watchful paranoid distrustful guarded suspecting gun-shy mistrustful curious incredulous disbelieving cynical unbelieving negativistic unsettled experienced paranoidal quizzical uncertain show-me critical inquisitive unconvinced inquiring nosy worldly knowing undecided nosey snoopy sophisticated worldly-wise undetermined Antonyms & Near Antonyms naive naïve confident unsophisticated sure certain inexperienced unknowing positive simple innocent green unworldly ingenuous simpleminded impractical idealistic wide-eyed raw childlike duped tricked careless callow trusting beguiled uncritical gullible credulous deceived unsuspecting unwary heedless trustful unsuspicious unquestioning gulled gullable See More
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