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单词 leerier
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
leer•y1 /ˈlɪri/USA pronunciation   adj. [be + ~ + of], -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. careful;
    suspicious;
    not trusting:I'm leery of his financial advice.
leer•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
leer•y1  (lērē),USA pronunciation adj., leer•i•er, leer•i•est. 
  1. wary;
    suspicious (usually fol. by of ):I'm leery of his financial advice.
  2. [Archaic.]knowing;
    alert.
  • leer1 + -y1 1790–1800
leeri•ly, adv. 
leeri•ness, n. 

leer•y2  (lērē),USA pronunciation adj., leer•i•er, leer•i•est. 
  1. leer2.
  • leer2 + -y1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leery, leary /ˈlɪərɪ/ adj (leerier, leeriest, learier, leariest)
  1. chiefly dialect knowing or sly
  2. slang (followed by of) suspicious or wary
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of leer

ˈleeriness, ˈleariness n
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