untrusty

Example Sentences

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The upper servants must be honest and diligent, and engage no untrusty or unfit man. iv.

From Early English Meals and Manners by Furnivall, Frederick James

Now I see thy looks were feignèd Quickly lost, and quickly gainèd; Soft thy skin, like wool of wethers, Heart inconstant, light as feathers, Tongue untrusty, subtle sighted, Wanton will with change delighted.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Oh, if I had only been ten minutes sooner, instead of sleeping like the untrusty cur I was!

From The King's Esquires The Jewel of France by Fenn, George Manville

My name is Trusty," said the hound; "And ne'er was I untrusty found.

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John

We should be careful not to forbid where we cannot follow a untrusty child, or what we can not prevent.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley