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leery

leer·y [ lree ] (comparative leer·i·er, superlative leer·i·est) or lear·y [ lree ] (comparative lear·i·er, superlative lear·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
suspicious: regarding somebody or something with suspicion
Many scientists are leery of the new claims.

[Early 18th century. Origin ?]

leer·i·ness noun
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