untrustworthyadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtrʌstwəːði/, U.S. /ˌənˈtrəs(t)ˌwərði/ (un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective]
unsicker?c1225
uncertaina1382
unsadc1384
untristya1387
untrustya1387
unsurec1412
falliblec1425
slipperc1430
ficklea1450
frivol1488
slidder?a1500
casuala1535
slippery1548
slippy1548
failable1561
doubtful1562
lubricious1584
slope1587
queasy1589
unconfirmedc1592
nice1598
catching1603
loose1603
precary1606
ambiguous1612
treacherous1612
unsafe1615
unsureda1616
precarious1626
lubric1631
dubious1635
lubricous1646
unestablished1646
unfixed1654
unsecure?a1685
unreliable1810
unproven1836
untrustworthy1846
shady1848
wobbly1877
Kaffir1899
independable1921
dodgy1961
temperamental1962
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > of persons
slipperc1000
ficklea1275
untristya1387
flickering1430
untrusty1430
slidingc1435
unsurec1445
untraistc1485
unassure1531
slippery1555
untraisty1567
untrustful1569
unresponsable1619
uncanny1639
fair-weather1677
unresponsible1764
independable1802
unreliable1810
untrustworthy1846
undependable1860
incalculable1876
slithery1902
wonky1919
doubtful1925
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [adjective] > untrustworthy
trustless1554
as slippery as an eel1601
independable1802
unreliable1810
undependable1860
untrustworthy1878
wrong1908
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Eclectic Rev.).
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice III. ii. 45 Knowledge is not only very often unnecessary, but it is often untrustworthy.
1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 314 The Gauls, untrustworthy as ever—except when led by Hannibal—were drawn up on a hill to the left.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1846