LEERY


Meaning of LEERY in English

1.

If you are ~ of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it. (INFORMAL)

Executives say they are ~ of the proposed system...

They were ~ about investing in a company controlled by a single individual.

= wary

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ of/about n

2.

If someone looks or smiles at you in a ~ way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you.

...a ~ grin.

ADJ disapproval

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