overtrusting en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + trusting.
Meanings
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Excessively trusting.
The naive believer may seem overtrusting in his beliefs, but the critic becomes overtrusting of his criticism, so both are naive, the latter more dangerously than the former.
1998, Michael Gelven, This side of evil:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overtrusting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overtrusting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |