Definition of suspicious
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
suspiciously
adverbsuspiciousness
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Examples of suspicious in a Sentence
We were instructed to report any suspicious activity in the neighborhood.
The suspicious vehicle was reported to police.
Suspicious characters were seen hanging around the bank.
He found a suspicious lump on his back and was afraid it might be cancer.
Officials are suspicious about her death.
His manner made me suspicious.
Recent Examples of suspicious from the Web
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Suspicious person •A resident of the 1100 block of Vernon Drive told police May 27 that two people were handing out fliers and going into backyards.
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Police were already at the track after receiving a report from a bus driver of a suspicious woman.
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Jaylen had been found unresponsive in his crib — with suspicious bruises on his back — on July 7, 2016, after his mother returned home from work.
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In 2008, the Australian ambassador to the Philippines worked with that country to encourage tourists to report suspicious behavior between adults and children there.
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Vietnam fought a border war with China in 1979 and remains suspicious of its neighbor, despite its similar Communist political system and growing trade ties.
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Police for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey say the suspicious package was found in Terminal A on Saturday afternoon and that a partial evacuation of the departure level occurred.
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A police public information officer said the circumstances surrounding his death were unknown but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.
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Initially the MPD homicide unit found that Hipp's death was suspicious.
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14th Century
First Known Use of suspicious
14th century
SUSPICIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
suspicious
playDefinition of suspicious for English Language Learners
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: causing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly : causing suspicion
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: having or showing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly : feeling or showing suspicion
SUSPICIOUS Defined for Kids
suspicious
playDefinition of suspicious for Students
1 : likely to arouse suspicion suspicious actions
2 : likely to distrust or be distrustful Trolls are … mighty suspicious about anything new to them. — J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
3 : showing distrust a suspicious glance
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