Leery and Loath

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Leery adjective - Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.

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Loath and leery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loath" instead an adjective "Leery".

Nearby Words: leered, leering

Loath adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

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Leery and loath are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leery" instead an adjective "Loath".

Nearby Words: loathsome, loathing, loathed, loathly

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