- distrustfully
- adverb see distrustful
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
distrustfully
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distrustfully — distrust ► NOUN ▪ lack of trust. ► VERB ▪ have little trust in; regard with suspicion. DERIVATIVES distrustful adjective distrustfully adverb … English terms dictionary
distrustfully — adverb with distrust she looked at him distrustfully • Syn: ↑mistrustfully • Ant: ↑trustfully • Derived from adjective: ↑mistrustful (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Distrustfully — Distrustful Dis*trust ful, a. 1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one s powers. [1913 Webster] Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Apt to distrust;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distrustfully — See distrustful. * * * … Universalium
distrustfully — adverb In a distrustful manner … Wiktionary
distrustfully — adv. suspiciously, disbelievingly, dubiously … English contemporary dictionary
distrustfully — dis·trust·ful·ly … English syllables
distrustfully — See: distrustful … English dictionary
distrustful — distrustfully, adv. distrustfulness, n. /dis trust feuhl/, adj. unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences. [1585 95; DISTRUST + FUL] * * * … Universalium
mistrustfully — adverb with distrust she looked at him distrustfully • Syn: ↑distrustfully • Ant: ↑trustfully (for: ↑distrustfully) • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
