unleery

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1. uncommonNot leery.

   A cheery, unleery show, entirely suited to evoke forgetfulness of those November fogs through which it seems destined to run.

   1925, Reginald Hargreaves, “‘The Unfair Sex’”, in The Theatre World, London, →OCLC, page 75, column 2

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   John […], you know, the golf fiend, just loves to entertain customers in […]’s drug with a graphic account of how to encounter, analyze and conquer with the difficulties of golf up to the ninth hole. John invariably calls a halt there and goes back to his work contentedly until some unleery creature, who has heard about golf too, drifts in.

   1938 August 7, Blackwell Daily Journal, volume VI, number 49, Blackwell, Okla.: Blackwell Journal Publishing Company, →OCLC, section A, page 4, column 3

   However, Levenson survived that graceless introduction and went on to make some unleery talk about early dating, early marriage and the teen-agers’ worship of mediocrity and material things.

   1959 February 18, William Ewald, “Television in Review”, in The Bellingham Herald, volume LXVIII, number 327, Bellingham, Wash., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8, column 1

   Unleery Leary Lyrical ⬆︎ Timothy Leary, the high priest of psychedelia, has added several new layers to his already crazyquilt character. “I’m a cheerleader for change,” Leary tells his audiences in the West Coast cities and college towns he visits. “I’m the advertising department for the future. I confess right out in front that I’m brain-damaged. It’s the only way to go. I’m totally blown out. I’m totally burned out. I’ve totally toasted all those circuits in my brain that lead to linear thinking.” The former Harvard University professor was fired for giving drugs to his students.

   1981 February 11, Ruth Thompson, compiler, “People in the News”, in The Knoxville News-Sentinel, number 30,317, Knoxville, Tenn.: The Knoxville News Sentinel Company, →OCLC, page B-4, column 6

   ‘Oh-ho, what’s this then? So long as you remember that if I do you a favour I’ll expect one in return.’ He’d been remarkably unleery for the last few days so it’s not surprising that the tide should turn again just when I could do with it least.

   1984, Liz Allen, chapter 16, in Making Waves, London: Fontana Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 214

   As you and SuperPilot2 exemplify, whether it's comes to e-com or the store down the street, the unleery consumer is at the mercy of the vendor.

   2000 November 3, NoSpam, “Something you should read.”, in alt.fan.danni-ashe (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025