Leery
adjective
Suspicious or not trusting.
After being cheated once, she was leery of doing business again.
Often appears as...
- be leery of
- leery look
adjective
Suspicious or not trusting.
After being cheated once, she was leery of doing business again.
Often appears as...
- be leery of
- leery look
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Leery implies a negative feeling towards something, hinting at doubt or distrust, not just caution.
He gave a leery glance at the suspicious offer.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Mistrust
Leery suggests a moderate level of suspicion, not as intense as paranoia but more than just being careful.
She's leery of emails asking for personal information.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Experience
Use leery when past experiences influence someone's current hesitancy or suspicion towards someone or something.
Burned by past investments, he was leery of new financial ventures.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Leery implies a negative feeling towards something, hinting at doubt or distrust, not just caution.
He gave a leery glance at the suspicious offer.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Mistrust
Leery suggests a moderate level of suspicion, not as intense as paranoia but more than just being careful.
She's leery of emails asking for personal information.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Experience
Use leery when past experiences influence someone's current hesitancy or suspicion towards someone or something.
Burned by past investments, he was leery of new financial ventures.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Leery implies a negative feeling towards something, hinting at doubt or distrust, not just caution.
He gave a leery glance at the suspicious offer.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity of Mistrust
Leery suggests a moderate level of suspicion, not as intense as paranoia but more than just being careful.
She's leery of emails asking for personal information.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Experience
Use leery when past experiences influence someone's current hesitancy or suspicion towards someone or something.
Burned by past investments, he was leery of new financial ventures.
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he actually went to my pastor and said this is against the Bible my parents were a little bit more leery when it came to me dating especially outside of my race they were worried that maybe if
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he actually went to my pastor and said this is against the Bible my parents were a little bit more leery when it came to me dating especially outside of my race they were worried that maybe if
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Thomas Sadoski
American Actor
I start looking for adjectives in news reporting, and if there are too many of them, if they're all sort of repeatedly designed to influence my thinking in a certain way, I start getting concerned. I'm leery of people trying to paint a picture in a certain way.
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George Saunders
American Writer
I'm finding, as I get older, that I'm not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life - redemption does happen, and it's cool when it does - but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own).
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Humphrey Lyttelton
British Musician
The secret of it is to read what you've got in front of you. Don't, if you suspect that something has a double meaning, don't pause. Don't put on a leery vocal expression if you know what I mean on radio. Don't sort of do anything other than read it.
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Joseph D. Pistone
American Public Servant
I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days, and I got up and we just walked out.
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Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
I'm very, very leery of nonfiction books where they change timeframes and use - what do they call those things? - composite characters. I don't think that's right.
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Greg Gianforte
American Politician
Homosexual advocates try to argue that businesses are leery of locating in towns that aren't friendly to homosexuals. I believe the opposite is truer.
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Garry Shandling
American Comedian
Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.
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Prodigy
American Musician
I don't like new people coming around me. I'm going to really be leery and watch you and take my time before I embrace you.
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Jake Owen
American Musician
At first I was a little leery to just post photos of my little girl all the time and kind of exploit her to the world.
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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
American Businessman
I'm leery of legislative solutions to what is morality.
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Thomas Sadoski
American Actor
I start looking for adjectives in news reporting, and if there are too many of them, if they're all sort of repeatedly designed to influence my thinking in a certain way, I start getting concerned. I'm leery of people trying to paint a picture in a certain way.
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George Saunders
American Writer
I'm finding, as I get older, that I'm not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life - redemption does happen, and it's cool when it does - but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own).
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Humphrey Lyttelton
British Musician
The secret of it is to read what you've got in front of you. Don't, if you suspect that something has a double meaning, don't pause. Don't put on a leery vocal expression if you know what I mean on radio. Don't sort of do anything other than read it.
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Joseph D. Pistone
American Public Servant
I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days, and I got up and we just walked out.
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Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
I'm very, very leery of nonfiction books where they change timeframes and use - what do they call those things? - composite characters. I don't think that's right.
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Greg Gianforte
American Politician
Homosexual advocates try to argue that businesses are leery of locating in towns that aren't friendly to homosexuals. I believe the opposite is truer.
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Garry Shandling
American Comedian
Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.
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Prodigy
American Musician
I don't like new people coming around me. I'm going to really be leery and watch you and take my time before I embrace you.
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Jake Owen
American Musician
At first I was a little leery to just post photos of my little girl all the time and kind of exploit her to the world.
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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
American Businessman
I'm leery of legislative solutions to what is morality.
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