suspiciously
Use Suspiciously in a sentence
əs Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus -ous
1300–50; Middle English < Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable |
| 2. | disposed to suspect something wrong |
| 3. | indicative or expressive of suspicion |
| sus'piciously | |
| —adv | |
| sus'piciousness | |
| —n | |
| suspicious (səˈspɪʃəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable |
| 2. | disposed to suspect something wrong |
| 3. | indicative or expressive of suspicion |
| sus'piciously | |
| —adv | |
| sus'piciousness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
suspicious
"deserving of or exciting suspicion," mid-14c., from O.Fr. suspecious, from L. suspiciosus "exciting suspicion" (see suspicion). Meaning "full of or inclined to feel suspicion" is attested from c.1400. Edgar Allan Poe (c.1845) proposed suspectful to take one of the two conflicting senses.
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Example sentences
Review your credit report for accounts you did not open and for account balances that are suspiciously high.
The term is often used loosely to describe any investment that looks suspiciously profitable.
If the shopkeeper gives you a product that is packed or wrapped suspiciously, don't buy it.
He has been cursed at on the road, threatened by strangers, and glanced at suspiciously in malls.
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