Definitions for leery

leery leer·y

Spelling: [leer-ee]
IPA: /ˈlɪər i/

Leery is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in leery (eelry).

Definitions for leery

adjective

  1. wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
  2. Archaic. knowing; alert.
  3. leer2 .

Origin of leery

First recorded in 1790-1800; leer1 + -y1

Examples for leery

The business has ground to a standstill as hair suppliers in other parts of Ukraine are leery of coming to the capital.

He is a leery one, this; now he is not more than a yard and a half from the target.

She was entirely frigid or else so leery of men that she might as well have been one herself.

He was so silent and so kind of pleasant-looking I got leery of him.

But be leery that we don't get stuck for non-performance: which we can't afford.

Trierweiler leaves the Elysée Palace having never cemented her place there with a leery French public.

The medical staff were at first leery of treating her for fear of Ebola.

The UCI has promised to consider such options, although some critics are leery.

Their emotions are mostly expressed by indeterminable, leery grins.

Many were leery of sending their children to school before they were sure it was completely safe.

Word Value for leery
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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