trustless

[ truhst-lis ]
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adjective
  1. not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false: He was trustless when money was involved.

  2. distrustful; suspicious: a doorman trustless of all strangers.

Origin of trustless

1
First recorded in 1520–30; trust + -less

Other words from trustless

  • trust·less·ly, adverb
  • trust·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby trustless

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How to use trustless in a sentence

  • I cannot bear that any uncertain, trustless person should come in here.

    The Other Girls | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
  • As trustless women should: until no womb Of lies is left in the world!

    The Immortal Lure | Cale Young Rice

British Dictionary definitions for trustless

trustless

/ (ˈtrʌstlɪs) /


adjectivearchaic, or literary
  1. untrustworthy; deceitful

  2. distrusting; wary; suspicious

Derived forms of trustless

  • trustlessly, adverb
  • trustlessness, noun

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