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distrustful

adjective

having or showing distrust

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. having or showing distrust

    “a man of distrustful nature”

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Example Sentences

a man of distrustful nature
{'source': 'B.N.Cardozo', 'text': 'my experience … in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally'}
{'source': 'Thomas Jefferson', 'text': 'vigilant and distrustful superintendence'}

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