Dis*trust"ful*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.
   1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust;
      modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
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            Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. --
      {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n.
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