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Distrustful

Distrustful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Distrustful? [adj] incredulous by virtue of distrust [adj] having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson Synonyms \| Synonyms for Distrustful: cynical \| doubting \| green-eyed \| incredulous \| jealous \| leery \| misanthropic \| misanthropical \| misogynic \| mistrustful \| overjealous \| oversuspicious \| questioning \| sceptical \| skeptical \| suspicious \| untrusting \| wary Related Terms \| Find terms related to Distrustful: agnostic \| cagey \| cautious \| chary \| cynical \| disbelieving \| doubtful \| doubting \| dubious \| envious \| from Missouri \| green \| green with jealousy \| green-eyed \| hesitant \| hesitating \| horn-mad \| in doubt \| invidious \| jaundiced \| jaundice-eyed \| jealous \| leery \| mistrustful \| mistrusting \| nervous \| Pyrrhonic \| questioning \| sceptical \| scrupulous \| shy \| skeptical \| suspecting \| suspicious \| unbelieving \| uncertain \| uneasy \| unsure \| untrusting \| wary \| yellow \| yellow-eyed See Also \| Distrustful In Webster's Dictionary \Distrust"ful\, a. 1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers. Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. --Pope. 2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. -- {Distrust"fully}, adv. -- {Distrust"ful*ness}, n.

Distrustful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Distrustful?

[adj] incredulous by virtue of distrust
[adj] having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

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Distrustful In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*trust"ful\, a.
1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust;
   modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

         Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.
                                               --Pope.

2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. --
   {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n.

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