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suspiciously

English

Etymology

suspicious +? -ly

Adverb

suspiciously (comparative more suspiciously, superlative most suspiciously)

  1. (manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.
    The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
  2. (manner) In a way that arouses suspicion.
    She was behaving very suspiciously.
  3. (evaluative) Causing suspicion.
    Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.
  4. (degree) To a degree that makes one suspect something.
    It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.

Translations

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suspicious

English

Etymology

From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s??sp?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -???s

Adjective

suspicious (comparative more suspicious, superlative most suspicious)

  1. Arousing suspicion.
    His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
    • 1957, H. E. Bates, Death of a Huntsman
      If their views were entrancing their sanitation was primeval; if they possessed stables they were also next to the gas-works; if their gardens were delightful there were odours suspicious of mice in the bedrooms.
  2. Distrustful or tending to suspect.
    I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
  3. Expressing suspicion
    She gave me a suspicious look.

Synonyms

  • questionable
  • doubtful

Derived terms

  • non-suspicious, nonsuspicious
  • suspiciously
  • suspiciousness

Related terms

  • suspect
  • suspicion
  • unsuspecting

Translations

See also

  • odd
  • strange

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