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   suspicious

   /səˈspɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives" Similar doubtfulunsuredubiouswarycharyscepticaldistrustfulmistrustfuldisbelievinghaving reservationsapprehensivecynicaljaundicedinformal:iffyOpposite trustfultrusting
   • ▪ causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous: "they are not treating the fire as suspicious" Similar disreputableunsavourydubioussuspectguilty-lookingdishonest-lookingstrange-lookingqueer-lookingfunny-lookingslipperyinformal:shiftyshadydodgyquestionableoddstrangedubiousirregularqueerfunnydoubtfulnot quite rightunder suspicionmysteriousmurkydarkcriminaldishonestcorruptinformal:fishyshadydodgyOpposite uprightordinaryinnocent
   • ▪ having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity: "police were called when staff became suspicious"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) (see suspicion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. suspiciousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suspiciousSuspicious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SUSPICIOUS is tending to arouse suspicion : questionable. How to use suspicious in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › suspiciousSUSPICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong: Her behaviour was very suspicious. The fire at the bank is being treated as suspicious. It's a little suspicious that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder. There were some suspicious characters hanging around outside.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › suspiciousSUSPICIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something: His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply / highly (= very) suspicious of one another/ of each other's motives.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › suspiciousSUSPICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as suspicious, you mean that there is some aspect of them which makes you think that they are involved in a crime or a dishonest activity. He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsuspicious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   Nov 6, 2017 · making you feel that something is wrong, illegal or dishonest. Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? She died in suspicious circumstances. Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. It might look suspicious if we arrived together. It was all very suspicious. Extra Examples.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › suspiciousSUSPICIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Suspicious definition: tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable. See examples of SUSPICIOUS used in a sentence.