leery
adjective
[ ˈlɪəri ]
• cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.
• "a city leery of gang violence"
Similar:
wary,
cautious,
careful,
guarded,
chary,
suspicious,
distrustful,
mistrusting,
dubious,
sceptical,
worried,
anxious,
apprehensive,
Origin:
late 17th century: from obsolete leer ‘looking askance’, from leer1 + -y1.
