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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
EXPANDo·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
1. suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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