Crossword clues for distrustfulness
distrustfulness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.
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Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.
--Pope. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful.
--Boyle. -- Dis*trust"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*trust"ful*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
WordNet
Usage examples of "distrustfulness".
She controlled her alert distrustfulness, and passed from him to the landlady, for her feet were wet and cold, the skirts of her dress were soiled.
This, in turn, had engendered a chronic distrustfulness, and his mind and character had become so warped that he was a very disagreeable man to deal with.
The crude furniture and military equipment were jarringly out of place, as were the men, yet even his captors’ distrustfulness couldn't stop him from feeling somehow at home.