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Suspicious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Suspicious has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

"The detective found the witness suspicious, as he refused to answer any questions about what he had seen."

2

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"

3

Arousing suspicion.

"The man's nervous behavior and hushed whispers made him seem suspicious to everyone in the room."

Example Sentences
"there was something fishy about the accident" adjective
"up to some funny business" adjective
"some definitely queer goings-on" adjective
"a shady deal" adjective
"her motives were suspect" adjective
"suspicious behavior" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

The word suspicious comes from the Old French term sospecious, which was borrowed from the Latin suspiciosus. Originally meaning "looking down" or "watchful," it entered English to describe someone who is wary or distrustful of others.

Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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