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Webster 1913 Edition


Mistrustful

Mis-trust′ful

,
Adj.
Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.
Their light blown out in some
mistrustful
wood.
Shakespeare
Mis-trust′ful-ly
,
adv.
Mis-trust′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mistrustful

MISTRUST'FUL

,
Adj.
Suspicious; doubting; wanting confidence in.

Definition 2024


mistrustful

mistrustful

English

Adjective

mistrustful (comparative more mistrustful, superlative most mistrustful)

  1. Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.
    Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood. William Shakespeare

Derived terms

References

  • mistrustful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913