distrustful
21distrustful — dis·trust·ful …
22distrustful — dis•trust•ful [[t]dɪsˈtrʌst fəl[/t]] adj. unable or unwilling to trust; suspicious • Etymology: 1585–95 dis•trust′ful•ly, adv. dis•trust′ful•ness, n …
23distrustful — /dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/ (say dis trustfuhl) adjective full of distrust; doubtful; suspicious. –distrustfully, adverb –distrustfulness, noun …
24self-distrustful — adjective see self distrust …
25self-distrustful — See self distrust. * * * …
26self-distrustful — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : lacking in self confidence …
27Distrustfully — 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;… …
28Distrustfulness — 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;… …
29Diffident — Dif fi*dent, a. [L. diffidens, entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}, and cf. {Defy}.] 1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] You were always extremely diffident… …
30cynical — adjective Date: 1542 1. captious, peevish 2. having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: as a. contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives < those cynical men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient …