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suspicious

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sus⋅pi⋅cious

  [suh-spish-uhs]
–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.
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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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sus·pi·cious   (sə-spĭsh'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.

  2. Tending to suspect; distrustful: a suspicious nature.

  3. Expressing suspicion: a suspicious look.

sus·pi'cious·ly adv., sus·pi'cious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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