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- DictionarySus·pi·cious/səˈspiSHəs/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives"
1. : tending to arouse suspicion : questionable. suspicious characters. 2. : disposed to suspect : distrustful. suspicious of strangers. 3. : expressing or indicative of suspicion. a suspicious glance.
Suspicious definition: tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable. See examples of SUSPICIOUS used in a sentence.
SUSPICIOUS definition: 1. making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong: 2. feeling…. Learn more.
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.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. synonyms: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. not as expected. “ suspicious behavior”. synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect. questionable.
1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. Tending to suspect; distrustful: a suspicious nature. 3. Expressing suspicion: a suspicious look. sus·pi′cious·ly adv. sus·pi′cious·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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.
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.
Definition of suspicious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
making you feel that something is wrong or that something bad or illegal is happening: suspicious behaviour / circumstances. I called airport security after noticing a suspicious package. suspicious adjective (NOT TRUST) B2. not trusting someone: Many of them remain suspicious of journalists. suspiciously. adverb. B2.
