What does leery mean in crosswords?

leery means: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Which crossword clues can have leery as the answer?

Possible clues for leery include "Hard to convince".

Word entry · 5 letters

Best crossword clue

"Hard to convince"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪəɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eelryStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word

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First attested in 1718, “untrustful, suspicious”, either from leer (“sideward look”) + -y, lear (“learning, knowledge”) + -y. More at leer, lear.

“Since he was bitten by a dog when he was young, he has always been leery of animals.”
““[…]He was one of their top gun-fighters—always up to his ears in the thick of any fightin' that was goin' on. He never was leery of anything on two feet, I'll say that much for'm.””
“And there was a particularly brutal villain with leery eyes, ugly mouth, with one tooth gone, and an iron jaw like a hull-dog's.”

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