untrustworthy

adjective (untrustworthy, more untrustworthy, most untrustworthy)

«untrustworthy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Untrustworthy means not able to be trusted: a person who may lie or break promises, or information that may be false. tree →

In the lessons

In ethics and stories it describes liars, cheats and villains. In online safety it describes websites or messages that may be fake or scams. Phrases: an untrustworthy person, an untrustworthy source, look untrustworthy.

Examples

He told so many lies that everyone found him untrustworthy. tree →
That website looks untrustworthy, so don't type your password. tree →
An untrustworthy friend shares your secrets. tree →
The fox in the story is clever but untrustworthy. tree →
Check facts from untrustworthy sources against good ones. tree →
Breaking promises makes you seem untrustworthy. tree →
A Rogue laid a wager that he would prove the Oracle at Delphi to be untrustworthy by procuring from it a false reply to an inquiry by himself. tree →

Note

Made from un- + trust + worthy. Opposite: trustworthy, reliable. Spelled with -worthy (deserving), not -worthly.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «untrustworthy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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