distrustfully

adverb

as in suspiciously
with distrust to say that I read the stories in the tabloids distrustfully is putting it mildly

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  1. suspiciously
  2. incredulously
Adverb
  • There comes a point in every woman’s life when a mid-calf floral skirt starts looking suspiciously like the best thing in your wardrobe.
    — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Somewhere along the way, a weekend of live music starts looking suspiciously like project management.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspiciously
Adverb
  • Some people go so far as to repeat the nickname incredulously, or to make fun of it.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jones asked his players incredulously.
    — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of incredulously
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“Distrustfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrustfully. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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