LEARY

Leary, Tim Leary, Timothy Leary, Timothy Francis Leary

(noun) United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

leary (comparative learier, )

Alternative spelling of leery

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, re-lay, relay

Proper noun

Leary (plural Learys)

An Irish surname, an alternate anglicization of Ó Laoghaire (“descendant of Leary”) (O'Leary).

A male given name from ga:Laoghaire, from Old Irish LĂłegaire.

A male or female given name from surnames, of modern usage.

A city in Georgia, United States.

A city in Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leary is the 2351st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15505 individuals. Leary is most common among White (80.79%) and Black/African American (14.58%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, re-lay, relay

Source: Wiktionary



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