Be leery of those who claim someone is non compos mentis and let rationale be your judge.
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Leery
/ˈlɪəɹi/
Synonyms for "leery" (46 found)
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disinclined to believedisposed to doubtdistrustfuldoubtfuldoubtingdubiousfrom missouriguardedhard of beliefimpervious to persuasionin doubtinconvincibleincredulous
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11 total sentences available.
I'm always leery of such people.
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I'd be pretty leery of walking along the docks at night.
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The villagers were leery of the old wizard.
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