trustless

[ truhst-lis ]
/ ˈtrʌst lɪs /

adjective

not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false: He was trustless when money was involved.
distrustful; suspicious: a doorman trustless of all strangers.

Origin of trustless

First recorded in 1520–30; trust + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM trustless

trust·less·ly, adverb trust·less·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for trustless

  • I cannot bear that any uncertain, trustless person should come in here.

    The Other Girls |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
  • As trustless women should: until no womb Of lies is left in the world!

    The Immortal Lure |Cale Young Rice

British Dictionary definitions for trustless

trustless
/ (ˈtrʌstlɪs) /

adjective archaic, or literary

untrustworthy; deceitful
distrusting; wary; suspicious

Derived forms of trustless

trustlessly, adverb trustlessness, noun