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What is the adjective for leery?

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leery
  1. Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubtful, dubious, sceptical, unsure, skeptical, wary, uncertain, doubting, cautious, careful, chary, hesitant, questioning, apprehensive, guarded, circumspect, watchful, mistrusting, untrusting, shy, anxious, skittish, worried, on guard, cynical, cagey, unconvinced, trustless, undecided, unbelieving, unsettled, disbelieving, suspecting, incredulous, negativistic, hinky, uneasy, iffy, heedful, without belief, nervous, in doubt, hesitating, quizzical, paranoid, jealous, reluctant … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The market turmoil and lack of good financial knowledge has made them leery of equities.”
      “Christine seemed leery of remounting the horse, and justifiably so, as the rider did not seem to be capable of steering.”
      “But the candidate was set in his ways, and his people were leery of tampering with his approach so late in the game.”
leerier
  1. comparative form of leery: more leery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. unsurer, warier, charier, shier, more suspicious, more distrustful, more mistrustful, more doubtful, more dubious, more sceptical, more skeptical, more uncertain, more cautious, more careful, more hesitant, more questioning, more apprehensive, more guarded, more circumspect, more watchful, more untrusting, more anxious, more skittish, more worried, more on guard, cagier, more heedful, more alert, more cynical, more unconvinced, more attentive, more vigilant, more observant, more prudent, more mindful, more undecided, more unbelieving, more unsettled, more considerate, more disbelieving, more conservative, more incredulous, more negativistic, hinkier, more gingerly, more uneasy, iffier, safer, more aware, more on the lookout … more
leeriest
  1. superlative form of leery: most leery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. unsurest, wariest, chariest, shiest, most suspicious, most distrustful, most mistrustful, most doubtful, most dubious, most sceptical, most skeptical, most uncertain, most cautious, most careful, most hesitant, most questioning, most apprehensive, most guarded, most circumspect, most watchful, most untrusting, most anxious, most skittish, most worried, most on guard, cagiest, most heedful, most alert, most cynical, most unconvinced, most attentive, most vigilant, most observant, most prudent, most mindful, most undecided, most unbelieving, most unsettled, most considerate, most disbelieving, most conservative, most incredulous, most negativistic, hinkiest, most gingerly, most uneasy, iffiest, safest, most aware, most on the lookout … more
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