suspicious
Origin of suspicious
1Other words for suspicious
1 | suspect, dubious, doubtful |
2 | mistrustful, wary, disbelieving |
Other words from suspicious
- sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- hy·per·sus·pi·cious, adjective
- hy·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- hy·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- o·ver·sus·pi·cious, adjective
- o·ver·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- o·ver·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- pre·sus·pi·cious, adjective
- pre·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- pre·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- self-sus·pi·cious, adjective
- su·per·sus·pi·cious, adjective
- su·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- su·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
- un·sus·pi·cious, adjective
- un·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb
- un·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun
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How to use suspicious in a sentence
However, as the owner himself carelessly chose one of the top layer, it seemed probable that Laurence was over-suspicious.
The House of Strange Secrets | A. Eric BaylyShe wondered if Iron Skull might not have been over-suspicious regarding Sara's purposes.
Still Jim | Honor Willsie MorrowHence they were naturally and almost unavoidably over-suspicious.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) | Justin H. SmithHe was over-suspicious in supposing they wanted to make fun of him or to get fun out of him.
Blood Royal | Grant AllenHe swoops down over suspicious places, where he thinks guns may be lurking, hoping that the enemy will betray its presence.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War | Frederick A. Talbot
British Dictionary definitions for suspicious
/ (səˈspɪʃəs) /
exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable
disposed to suspect something wrong
indicative or expressive of suspicion
Derived forms of suspicious
- suspiciously, adverb
- suspiciousness, noun
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