"overtrusting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overtrusting [comparative], most overtrusting [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + trusting. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|trusting}} over- + trusting Head templates: {{en-adj}} overtrusting (comparative more overtrusting, superlative most overtrusting)
  1. Excessively trusting.
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