1. comparative form of leery; more suspicious, wary, or cautious
Usage: comparative form

Examples

• After being scammed once, she became leerier of online deals.
• The investors grew leerier of the startup’s promises.
• He was leerier of strangers than his trusting sister.
• The committee became leerier of approving large expenditures.
• She’s leerier of trying new restaurants since her food poisoning.
• The public grew leerier of the politician’s campaign promises.