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sus⋅pi⋅cious

  [suh-spish-uhs]
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–adjective
1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant.
3. full of or feeling suspicion.
4. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L suspīciōsus, equiv. to suspīci- (see suspicion ) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
sus⋅pi⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
sus⋅pi⋅cious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
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oversuspicious

adjective
unduly suspicious 
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