(adj) having or showing distrust; ; - B.N.Cardozo; - Thomas Jefferson, Ant. trustful, Example:a man of distrustful nature; my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally; vigilant and distrustful superintendence
(adj) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; - Nordhoff & Hall, Syn. trusting, Ant. distrustful, Example:great brown eye, true and trustful
(n) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others, Syn. trustingness, trustfulness, Ant. distrust, Example:the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
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