LEERY (adjective)

  The adjective LEERY has 1 sense:

1. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

  Familiarity information: LEERY used as an adjective is very rare.

LEERY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Synonyms:

leery; mistrustful; suspicious; untrusting; wary

Similar:

distrustful (having or showing distrust)

Suspicious or distrustful; wary: was leery of aggressive salespeople.