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Another word for leery

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Adjective

  1. Lacking trust or confidence

    See also:

    trust

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Another word for leery

Modifier
  1. See also:

    suspicious

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Sentence Examples

  • I would think if they see the connection they might be leery of taking our calls.

  • Just be leery of who you trust.

  • Yully struggled to control the energies into her body, still leery of the invaders.

  • He roused himself, leery of becoming too comfortable in the home of his enemies.

  • She dismounted and led her horse toward the small group, edgy and leery of the battle going on around her.

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