'Distrustful' definitions:

Definition of 'distrustful'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson [ant: trustful, trusting]

Definition of 'Distrustful'

From: GCIDE
  • Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.
  • 1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers. [1913 Webster]
  • Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]