I. ˈlēri adjective
Etymology: leer (V) + -y
dialect England : leer V
II. ˈlirē, -ri adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: leer (IV) + -y
1. archaic : alert , knowing , wide-awake
2. : exhibiting suspicion or doubt : distrustful , wary — usually used with of
the local woodpeckers … are leery of any sort of enclosure — New Yorker
bookmakers were beginning to get leery of taking his bets — Robert Rice
liberalism has been singularly leery of defining its own theoretical principles — Max Ascoli