adjective
- most suspicious or wary; most distrustful
Usage: superlative form of ‘leery’
Examples
- She was the leeriest of all the investors when it came to the new startup.
- Among all his friends, Tom was the leeriest about trying the new restaurant.
- The detective remained the leeriest member of the team regarding the suspect’s alibi.
- Even the leeriest customers eventually warmed up to the friendly shopkeeper.
- He became the leeriest person in the group after being scammed twice.
- The leeriest residents were the first to question the door-to-door salesman.