Leary
Distrustful, eyes narrowed
Leary is a variant spelling of leery, meaning wary or suspicious: He was leary of the offer.
The standard spelling is leery, but leary appears frequently enough to be considered acceptable.
As a surname, Leary is Irish in origin—Timothy Leary was the psychedelic drug advocate who urged people to "turn on, tune in, drop out."
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
turn on · tune in · drop out · consciousness · Nixon · guru · activism · hippie
Guardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- guardedWary and restrained
- skepticalInclined to question claims
doubtful · circumspect · chary · apprehensive · hesitant · mistrustful · unconvinced · cynical
LSD
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
psilocybin · turn on · tune in · drop out · consciousness · Nixon · guru · activism · hippie · beatnik
wary
Guardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- guardedWary and restrained
skeptical · doubtful · circumspect · chary · apprehensive · hesitant · mistrustful · unconvinced · cynical · questioning
surname
Hereditary family identifier
clan · genealogy · Cork · heritage · emigrant · diaspora · Murphy · O'Brien · Sullivan · Kennedy
Learytrusting
Inclined to believe others
trustful · unsuspecting · credulous · gullible · naive
LearyRichard Nixon