Англо-русский словарь - leery
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leery
adj.; coll.
1) хитрый
2) подозрительный
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2.
adj. (leerier, leeriest) sl. 1 knowing, sly. 2 (foll. by of) wary. Derivatives leeriness n. Etymology: perh. f. obs. leer looking askance f. LEER(1) + -Y(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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4.
1. If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it. (INFORMAL) Executives say they are leery of the proposed system... They were leery 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 leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. ...a leery grin. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj informal careful in the way that you deal with something or someone because you do not trust them; wary + of (I was very leery of him after I found out he had lied to Jennifer.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- "untrusting, suspicious," 1718, originally slang, probably from dialectal lere "learning, knowledge" (see lore). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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