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UK
/dɪstɹˈʌstfəl/
]
[ US /dɪˈstɹəstfəɫ/ ]
[ US /dɪˈstɹəstfəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having or showing distrust
vigilant and distrustful superintendence
my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally
a man of distrustful nature
How To Use distrustful In A Sentence
- Some of his best mates are journalists, but generally he is sceptical and distrustful of the media and never saw his role as a background briefer to reporters.
- Too distrustful to delegate his responsibility to his ministers, he was too infirm of will to strike out and follow a consistent course for himself.
- The latter and the Imperial Russian Musical Society were distrustful of the group of musicians known as the ‘Handful of Five’.
- Men were among us by hundreds whom the ceaseless distrustfulness of their governments had followed privately, by means of appointed agents, to our shores. The Woman in White
- She looked at him distrustfully, and he scowled at her.
- They tend to be well informed and access data efficiently, they are mindful of special interests, distrustful of governments and disinclined to defer to the opinion of experts who they do not hold in any special awe.
- I'm distrustful of such cheap goods.
- Inherently distrustful of the situation and the number of witnesses privy to the scene, Ed finally rushed forward and grabbed his friend's arm, leading him towards the door.
- Moreover they stated that brands that did not protect their online identity made them feel "distrustful" (56\%), "disappointed" (17\%), "betrayed" (13\%), and Online Gambling News
- I tested it distrustfully, and then finally shrugged to myself.