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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pi•cious /səˈspɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - tending to cause or raise suspicion:Her suspicious behavior near the submarine made the military police think she might be a spy.
- likely or inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil;
distrustful:He was suspicious of strangers. - expressing or indicating suspicion:a suspicious glance.
sus•pi•cious•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pi•cious (sə spish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - tending to cause or excite suspicion;
questionable:suspicious behavior. - inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil;
distrustful:a suspicious tyrant. - full of or feeling suspicion.
- expressing or indicating suspicion:a suspicious glance.
- Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent. to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus -ous
- Middle English 1300–50
sus•pi′cious•ly, adv. sus•pi′cious•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suspect, dubious, doubtful.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
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