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    sus·pi·cious
    [səˈspiSHəs]
    adjective
    suspicious (adjective)
    1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something:
      "he was suspicious of her motives" · "she gave him a suspicious look"
      • causing one to have the idea or impression that something or someone is of questionable, dishonest, or dangerous character or condition:
        "they are not treating the fire as suspicious"
      • having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity:
        "police were called when staff became suspicious"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) (see suspicion).
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    adjective
    1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something:
      doubtful
      unsure
      dubious
      wary
      chary
      skeptical
      distrustful
      mistrustful
      disbelieving
      apprehensive
      cynical
      jaundiced
      iffy
      having reservations
      Opposite:
      trustful
      trusting
     
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    What does suspicious mean?
    A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond The meaning of SUSPICIOUS is tending to arouse suspicion : questionable. How to use suspicious in a sentence.

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    Why do people look suspicious at night?
    Suspicious behavior inspires distrust. Prancing around your backyard in a trench coat and fake mustache during daylight might elicit weird looks from your neighbors; do it at night, though, so that your silhouette glides past their windows, and what appeared innocent enough hours before will quickly transition to suspicious.

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    What does it mean when a colleague becomes suspicious?
    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. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).

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    What is the meaning of suspicious behavior?
    tending to cause or raise suspicion: Her suspicious behavior near the submarine made the military police think she might be a spy. distrustful: He was suspicious of strangers. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. questionable: suspicious behavior. distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. full of or feeling suspicion.

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    What does suspicion mean?
    1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful. 3. full of or feeling suspicion. 4. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance.

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    What does a suspicious glance mean?
    expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. questionable: suspicious behavior. distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. full of or feeling suspicion. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. sus•pi′cious•ness, n. suspect, dubious, doubtful. mistrustful, wary, disbelieving. In Lists: Emotions/feelings, more...

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