WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lear•y  (lēr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. leery1.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
leer•y1 /ˈlɪri/USA pronunciation   adj. [be + ~ + of], -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. careful;
    suspicious;
    not trusting:I'm leery of his financial advice.
leer•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
leer•y1  (lēr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., leer•i•er, leer•i•est. 
  1. wary;
    suspicious (usually fol. by of ):I'm leery of his financial advice.
  2. [Archaic.]knowing;
    alert.
  • leer1 + -y1 1790–1800
leer′i•ly, adv. 
leer′i•ness, n. 

leer•y2  (lēr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., leer•i•er, leer•i•est. 
  1. leer2.
  • leer2 + -y1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leery, leary / ˈlɪərɪ/ (leerier, leeriest, learier, leariest)
  1. knowing or sly
  2. (followed by of) suspicious or wary
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from obsolete sense (to look askance) of leerˈleeriness, ˈleariness
'leary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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