mistrustful
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- mistrustfully adverb
- mistrustfulness noun
- unmistrustful adjective
- unmistrustfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of mistrustful
Example Sentences
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Father remained, however, mistrustful of this English time.
From Literature
Her clan-tattoos -three fine blue-black bars on her cheekbones -showed clearly on her pale skin, giving her a sharp, mistrustful look.
From Literature
The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.
From Los Angeles Times
As a result, their caretakers and fellow creatures give them a wide berth, which only makes them more lonely, mistrustful, and snappish than before.
From Literature
In no small part, Kirk helped fashion the world in which we now find ourselves: Divided, angry, mistrustful of our neighbors and their motives, and at the very least, increasingly violent in rhetoric.
From Salon
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