Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a distrustful manner; with doubt or suspicion.
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- adverb In a
distrustful manner
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- adverb with distrust
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Examples
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The dog lifted his massive head and stared at Nicki distrustfully.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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Only Bayard stood back from the merrymaking, to the side of the brotherly chat, watching me closelyperhaps even a little distrustfully, though perhaps the distrust I saw in his face arose from my sense of my own misdeeds, from my fear of discovery.
Virginity Sydney Kilgore 2010
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The dog lifted his massive head and stared at Nicki distrustfully.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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The dog lifted his massive head and stared at Nicki distrustfully.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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"I never knew him change his mind in such a fashion," protested Gwion distrustfully.
His Disposition 2010
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The dog lifted his massive head and stared at Nicki distrustfully.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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He nudged another fifty-cent Kmart ball away from the pile and addressed it distrustfully.
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I wrinkled my nose distrustfully because this was not how things worked.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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I wrinkled my nose distrustfully because this was not how things worked.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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I wrinkled my nose distrustfully because this was not how things worked.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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