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Leery

Leery meaning

Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. | Sly; artful; knowing. | Leering; lecherous or unpleasant.

Example sentences (20)

As a nation, we are both enthralled by and leery of the rush of change.

Blood-donation groups have been leery of gay and bisexual men since the 1980s, as AIDS, a bloodborne pathogen, became widespread.

Both sides are widely seen as keen to stabilise relations after a turbulent few years, with the Biden administration leery of tensions descending into conflict and Xi eyeing a recovery for the world's second-largest economy after a severe COVID-19 slump.

But be extremely leery of these large, grandiose claims that are ostensibly for your benefit.

We're just a little leery of forecasting that, frankly, because it's hard to do.

You know, some people are still leery about going back to the offices with others, right?

But I’m always leery of putting big money into veteran running backs.

Chris Thurnberg, an economist who does work for the California Restaurant Assn., a leading opponent of the measure, said Californians are tired of “paying more for everything” and are leery that a minimum wage hike will affect their wallets.

However, be leery with discussions about inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues because they could be misleading.

I can appreciate being leery of the police.

The series made huge stars of its cast including James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery and Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter.

We're also leery of his cozy relationship with local police.

Another thing that’s different: back then, people were still a bit leery of buying things with their credit card online, and it was very difficult to set up a storefront that people could trust.

Benevolent MisanthropeWell that doesn't make me even more leery of Amazon's "we don't spy on you" reassurances in any way.

Bridget Tatalias, general manager of Simon & Seafort’s, is also leery of opening back up too soon.

But for the city to recover, the system needs to be restored, which means trying to make the subway as safe as possible to lure back leery riders.

Evacuation orders remained in place because authorities were leery that gusty winds could fan the fire, Davila said.

He is already leery about leaving the house.

Lastly, be leery of installing any social media application.

Seeing Harrison Smith get fooled more this year then all his years combined makes be leery as well.