Main Entry: ¹sus·pect

Pronunciation: \ˈsəs-ˌpekt, sə-ˈspekt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere

Date: 14th century

1 : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected <investigates suspect employees>
2 : doubtful, questionable <whose skills are suspect — Peter Vecsey>