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trusting

trus·ting

UK/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/ US/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

  • “great brown eye, true and trustful” Nordhoff & Hall
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2.

tending to trust

  • “she had an open and trusting nature”
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Origin

From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.

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