suspicious

Definition of suspicious in English English dictionary: arousing suspicion
His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.; distrustful or tending to suspect
I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.; expressing suspicion
She gave me a suspicious look.; inclined to doubt or mistrust; {a} inclined or liable to suspicion, jealous; not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"; Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof; Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; 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 + suspiciously sus·pi·cious·ly They'll question them as to whether anyone was seen acting suspiciously in the area over the last few days Police were told to arrest voters found with suspiciously large sums of money in their pockets. see also suspiciously; {s} suspect, shady, dubious; distrustful, doubting, skeptical; expressing suspicion; If you are suspicious of someone or something, you do not trust them, and are careful when dealing with them. He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him He has his father's suspicious nature. + suspiciously sus·pi·cious·ly `What is it you want me to do?' Adams asked suspiciously; Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances; If you are suspicious of someone or something, you believe that they are probably involved in a crime or some dishonest activity. Two officers on patrol became suspicious of two men in a car A woman kept prisoner in a basement was rescued after suspicious neighbours tipped off police; suss
suspicious circumstances: questionable situation, set of events that cause doubt
suspicious movement: movement that makes one feel suspicious, movement that seems to be related to dangerous or criminal acts
suspicious object: item whose owner is unknown and whose contents must be checked thoroughly to detect for explosives
suspicious person: one who feels distrust for others; one who seems to be doing (or has done) something wrong
suspiciously: Causing suspicion
Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.
suspiciously: In a way suggesting suspicion
The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
suspiciously: To a degree that makes one suspect something
It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.
suspiciously: In a way that arouses suspicion
She was behaving very suspiciously.
suspiciously: {a} with suspicion, doubtfully
suspiciousness: {n} a tendency to suspicion, doubt
became suspicious: began to suspect, started to place blame
found it suspicious: thought it was suspicious
suspiciously: In a suspicious or questionable manner
suspiciously: with suspicion; "she regarded the food suspiciously
suspiciously: with suspicion; "she regarded the food suspiciously"
suspiciously: in a suspicious manner; questionably, dubiously; with distrust, doubtfully
suspiciously: You can use suspiciously when you are describing something that you think is slightly strange or not as it should be. He lives alone in a suspiciously tidy flat in Notting Hill Gate see also suspicious
suspiciously: If you say that one thing looks or sounds suspiciously like another thing, you mean that it probably is that thing, or something very similar to it, although it may be intended to seem different. The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier
suspiciousness: {i} state of being suspicious, state of being distrustful
suspiciousness: The property of being suspicious
suspiciousness: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
under suspicious circumstances: doubtful setting, fishy circumstances