mistrustfully
- adverb
- /ˌmɪsˈtrʌstfəlɪ/
:
desconfiadamente
- He answered mistrustfully, unsure of their true intentions.
Examples
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She looked at the stranger mistrustfully, unsure if she could trust him.
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She looked at him mistrustfully.
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She glanced mistrustfully at the unopened letter.
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The children watched the stranger mistrustfully from behind the fence.
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He spoke mistrustfully about her intentions.
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The cat approached the new dog mistrustfully, keeping its distance at first.
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He accepted the apology, but he still regarded her mistrustfully.
Synonyms
43
3.8
In a way that shows you do not trust someone
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4.4
Showing doubt that something is true
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6.7
In a way that shows doubt or little trust
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6.1
In a way that shows you do not think something is true
In a way that shows you do not trust someone
Antonyms
How Trusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
mistrustfully = mistrustful (transparent) = mis + trust + ful + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'mistrustful'.
Etymology
The word mistrustfully comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'not' or 'wrong' and the simple word trust, which means 'belief in someone'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of mis- like in mistake, and mistrustfully means 'in a way that does not trust' or 'suspiciously'.