leery

Parks, who later served on the City Council, said he was leery of any arrangements that left the department indebted — even if only in appearance — to rich donors.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

The vast fiscal deficit and lack of political will to tackle it should make investors leery of lending to the government, again with more concern about lending for longer periods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Meanwhile, India and Brazil have become leery of holding their central-banking reserves in U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

BYD’s lineup added smaller cars, which Europeans typically buy, as well as plug-in hybrids for consumers leery of going fully electric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Actually Ralph felt leery of the dog too, but because the girls were watching, he picked him up.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Indeed, a raft of recent surveys, such as this one from UBS UBS AG, show the Great Recession scared generation born after 1980 is actually more risk averse and leerier of stocks than their elders.

From Forbes ● Dec. 19, 2014

Americans have grown leerier of foreign entanglements and more self-interested on economic matters.

From Economist ● Oct. 10, 2013

Physicians are leerier about another of Kessler's campaigns: restricting the promotion of drugs for purposes other than those explicitly approved by the FDA.

From Time Magazine Archive