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单词 mistrustfully
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mistrustfullyadv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsˈtrʌs(t)fᵿli/, /ˌmɪsˈtrʌs(t)fl̩i/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈtrəs(t)f(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistrustful adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < mistrustful adj. + -ly suffix2.
With mistrust or suspicion; distrustfully.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adverb]
suspiciously1549
mistrustingly1552
misdoubtfully1575
diffidently1581
mistrustfully1589
distrustfully1611
jealouslya1665
disconfidently1666
misgivingly1850
askance1951
sus1958
1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxxiii. 144 Mistrustfully he trusteth, and he dreadingly did dare.
1691 J. Kettlewell Of Christian Prudence xiii. 306 Be not anxiously and mistrustfully Solicitous, says our Lord, or take no thought for your Life.
1799 B. Thompson tr. A. von Kotzebue Virgin of Sun i. 22 Scarce had I touched the child, when she anxiously started, and pressing her jewel close to her bosom, looked mistrustfully at me.
1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iii. 166 Those five Cold fingers, tendered so mistrustfully.
1917 E. Wharton Summer xvi. 249 ‘Who's the girl? Who brought her here?’ she said, fixing her eyes mistrustfully on the young man who had rebuked her for not having a candle ready.
1986 R. Thomas White Dove iv. 75 In the long drawing-room on the first floor a handful of elderly guests were already peering mistrustfully into their cocktail glasses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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