Suspicious
/səˈspɪʃ.əs/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Arousing suspicion.
"His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police."
- 2 Distrustful or tending to suspect.
"We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes."
- 3 Expressing suspicion
"She gave me a suspicious look."
Adjective
- 1 not as expected wordnet
- 2 openly distrustful and unwilling to confide wordnet
Example
More examples"You're too suspicious about everything."
Etymology
From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.