unconfiding en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + confiding.
Meanings
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Not inclined to share confidences; taciturn.
It was the merits of Sir Howard to which her attention was continually being attracted. Whence came it then that she still remained unconfiding and mistrustful of him?
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter I, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unconfiding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unconfiding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |