trustless
Americanadjective
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not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false.
He was trustless when money was involved.
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distrustful; suspicious.
a doorman trustless of all strangers.
adjective
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untrustworthy; deceitful
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distrusting; wary; suspicious
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Origin of trustless
Example Sentences
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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
Blockchain devotees say the technology can solve our trust issues—that it is trustless, that it requires no trust.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2020
It is because you are too thoughtless, faithless, and trustless that you worry, and, if you will pardon me, too selfish.
From Quit Your Worrying! by James, George Wharton
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