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untrustworthy

British  
/ ʌnˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. not worthy of being trusted

    untrustworthy witnesses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In closing arguments, both sides took turns painting the other’s client as untrustworthy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

The Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., gives the following scenario: “An untrustworthy agent might put someone in a nursing home for their own benefit or convenience instead of actual need.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 24, 2026

According to analysts, risks to stablecoins include an issuer deemed untrustworthy or the threat of hacking.

From Barron's Nov. 10, 2025

District Judge David O. Carter criticized LAHSA’s numbers as untrustworthy, assailed it over its financial controls and even denounced the location of its offices.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2025

He could find food, and show her how to reach Oxford, and those were powers that were useful, but he might still have been untrustworthy or cowardly.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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