suspicious

Definition

Arousing suspicion.

Etymology

From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.

Example Sentences

• "His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police."
• "If their views were entrancing their sanitation was primeval; if they possessed stables they were also next to the gas-works; if their gardens were delightful there were odours suspicious of mice in the bedrooms."
• "We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes."

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