/ ˈlɪəri; NAmE ˈlɪri/ adjective
( informal ) leery (of sth/sb) | leery (of doing sth) suspicious or careful about sth/sb, and trying to avoid doing it or dealing with them
SYN wary :
The government is leery of changing the current law.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from obsolete leer looking askance , from leer + -y .