suspicious
About 6.87 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Arousing suspicion.
His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- adjective Distrustful or tending to suspect.
We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- adjective Expressing suspicion
She gave me a suspicious look.
Similar words
suspect distrustful mistrustful questionable untrusting leery wary funny shady queer
Often followed by
of and that about circumstances in or to character
Word family
suspiciously suspiciousness suspiciousnesses
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