trustless

[truhst-lis]

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

/ ˈtrʌstlɪs /

adjective

1. untrustworthy; deceitful

2. distrusting; wary; suspicious

Other Word Forms

• trustlessly adverb
• trustlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trustless¹

First recorded in 1520–30; trust + -less

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