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trustless

American  
[truhst-lis] / ˈtrʌst lɪs /

adjective

  1. not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false.

    He was trustless when money was involved.

  2. distrustful; suspicious.

    a doorman trustless of all strangers.


trustless British  
/ ˈtrʌstlɪs /

adjective

  1. untrustworthy; deceitful

  2. distrusting; wary; suspicious

"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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Etymology

Origin of trustless

First recorded in 1520–30; trust + -less

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What we found is this whole mantra of a trustless economy, we shouldn’t have trusted many of these new actors.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

As Ms. Blackburn described it, there were very few people “wearing the crown,” functioning as arbiters of the network — “which is not the ethos of decentralized trustless crypto,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022

We did use some great trustless technology like Juicebox, which led us through the fundraising.

From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2021

It all sounds in line with the notion of a trustless system.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2020

His desire is a dureless content,   And a trustless joy; He is won with a world of despair,   And is lost with a toy.

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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