Main Entry:

sus·pi·cious

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈspi-shəs\

Function:

adjective

Date:

14th century

1 : tending to arouse suspicion : questionable <suspicious characters> 2 : disposed to suspect : distrustful <suspicious of strangers> 3 : expressing or indicative of suspicion <a suspicious glance>

— sus·pi·cious·ly adverb

— sus·pi·cious·ness noun