May was leery of the claims the salesman made about the used car.
It means sceptical or distrustful.
well, a sentence with just leery in it would be: Maria used to be scared of the leery man; she always thought that he was suspicious.
Don't be feary, just use leery.
I was leery of the rushing waters, so I crossed the stream elsewhere.
"She hesitated stepping into the friendly crowd, because she was leery of strangers."
Dawson Leery was created in 1998.
No, the word 'leery' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.The adjective 'leery' is the adjective form of the noun 'leer', a word for a facial expression; a concrete noun.
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Being leery means to be cautious or uncertain about something.
Leery, as in, He was leery of the too-good-to-be-true deals he kept finding on Craigslist.
leery, cheery, beery.
when walking away from something bad I'm trying to wary.
Dearie, teary, leery.