leariness
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leery or leary (ˈlɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , leerier, leeriest, learier, leariest | |
| 1. | dialect chiefly knowing or sly |
| 2. | slang ( |
| 3. | slang rowdy or boisterous |
| [C18: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of | |
| leary or leary | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of | |
| 'leeriness or leary | |
| —n | |
| 'leariness or leary | |
| —n | |
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