trustful

[truhst-fuh l]

adjective

full of trust; free of distrust, suspicion, or the like; confiding: a trustful friend.

Origin of trustful

First recorded in 1570–80; trust + -ful

Related formstrust·ful·ly, adverbtrust·ful·ness, nouno·ver·trust·ful, adjectiveo·ver·trust·ful·ly, adverbo·ver·trust·ful·ness, nounun·trust·ful, adjectiveun·trust·ful·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for untrustful

Historical Examples of untrustful

Unwatchful trust is a delusion, and untrustful watching is in vain.
Kept for the Master's Use
Frances Ridley Havergal
He took the letter from Mr. Pyecroft's unwilling and untrustful hands and glanced it through.
No. 13 Washington Square
Leroy Scott
Untrustful, un-trust′fool, adj. not trusting: not trustworthy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
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British Dictionary definitions for untrustful

trustful

trusting

adjective

characterized by a tendency or readiness to trust others

Derived Formstrustfully or trustingly, adverbtrustfulness or trustingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for untrustful

trustful

adj.

1570s, "trustworthy," from trust (n.) + -ful. Meaning "trusting" attested from 1832. Related: Trustfulness.