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untrustworthier

untrustworthier is the comparative form of untrustworthy.

Meaning of untrustworthy

Adjective

untrustworthy (comparative more untrustworthy or (uncommon, nonstandard) untrustworthier, superlative most untrustworthy or (uncommon, nonstandard) untrustworthiest)

  1. Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
    • While a corrupt Chuch and untrustworthy nobles and kings scraped for power, businessmen in Italy honored pledges of businessmen from England and Scandinavia. This trust (some have called it honor among thieves) is still a hallmark of modern brokerage.2000, Robert Sobel, The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market, →ISBN, page 4

Questions about untrustworthier

What is untrustworthier the comparative form of?
Untrustworthier is the comparative form of untrustworthy.

Words near untrustworthier in the dictionary

  1. untrustfulness
  2. untrustiness
  3. untrusting
  4. untrustingly
  5. untrusts
  6. untrustworthier
  7. untrustworthiest
  8. untrustworthily
  9. untrustworthiness
  10. untrustworthy
  11. untrusty

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