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–adjective,
leer⋅i⋅er,
leer⋅i⋅est.
1.
wary; suspicious (usually fol. by
of
):
I'm leery of his financial advice.
2.
Archaic
.
knowing; alert.
Origin:
1790–1800;
leer
1
+
-y
1
Related forms:
leer⋅i⋅ly,
adverb
leer⋅i⋅ness,
noun
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Word Origin & History
leery
"untrusting, suspicious," 1718, originally slang, probably from dialectal
lere
"learning, knowledge" (see
lore
), or from
leer
(v.) in some now-obscure sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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