Suspiciously

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a way suggesting suspicion.

    "The police officer looked at her suspiciously."

  2. 2
    In a way that arouses suspicion.

    "She was behaving very suspiciously."

  3. 3
    Causing suspicion.

    "Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier."

  4. 4
    To a degree that makes one suspect something.

    "It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with suspicion wordnet

Synonyms

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askanceaskanceinfamouslysaltsuspiciouswarily

Example

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"Tom looked at the tall man suspiciously."

Etymology

From suspicious + -ly.

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