Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Leery"
Example sentences using "Leery"
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Please show me example sentences with leery.
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Please show me example sentences with leery.
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"Susan was leery of the person lurking on the corner."
"Jack was leery of the unknown dog."
Leery means "concerned with reason".
"Jack was leery of the unknown dog."
Leery means "concerned with reason".
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Please show me example sentences with leery.
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1. New York City in the 1960s and 1970s is a city leery of gang violence.
Synonyms of "Leery" and their differences
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What is the difference between leery and skeptical and suspicious ?
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"leery" is very uncommon. it has a very similar meaning to "wary", which is used more, but still uncommon.
If you are skeptical, you aren't sure that an idea will work, you think somebody's answer to a question might be incorrect, you aren't sure if you believe something that someone is saying.
If you are suspicious, you don't trust someone or something, you think something which you don't know about might be going on in secret, you are worried that you are being deceived.
Examples:
I am very suspicious about tiktok, I think they might be stealing my data.
I am skeptical about the government's ability to manage inflation in the UK.
You can also say "he looks suspicious", meaning you are suspicious of 'him', but if you say "he looks skeptical" that means you think 'he' looks as if he is skeptical OF something else.
If you are skeptical, you aren't sure that an idea will work, you think somebody's answer to a question might be incorrect, you aren't sure if you believe something that someone is saying.
If you are suspicious, you don't trust someone or something, you think something which you don't know about might be going on in secret, you are worried that you are being deceived.
Examples:
I am very suspicious about tiktok, I think they might be stealing my data.
I am skeptical about the government's ability to manage inflation in the UK.
You can also say "he looks suspicious", meaning you are suspicious of 'him', but if you say "he looks skeptical" that means you think 'he' looks as if he is skeptical OF something else.
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What is the difference between leery and wary ?
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Wary means: careful, on your guard, cautious of danger.
Leery means: hesitant, nervous, concerned.
it basically the same. The difference is very minimal.
Leery means: hesitant, nervous, concerned.
it basically the same. The difference is very minimal.
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What is the difference between leery and skeptical ?
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Leery- someone is cautious of something. for example someone is leery of fights, or leery to try certain foods. 'i was leery to try the food.' skeptical is used when someone has doubts. 'i was skeptical that this would work.'
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