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suspiciously

sus·pi·cious
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-spish-uh s]
    • /səˈspɪʃ əs/
    • /səˈspɪʃ.əs.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-spish-uh s]
    • /səˈspɪʃ əs/

Definitions of suspiciously word

  • adjective suspiciously tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 1
  • adjective suspiciously inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. 1
  • adjective suspiciously full of or feeling suspicion. 1
  • adjective suspiciously expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. 1
  • adverb suspiciously with distrust 1
  • adverb suspiciously in a suspect way 1
See all 8 definitions of suspiciously

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Origin of suspiciously

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Suspiciously

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Suspiciously

suspiciously popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for suspiciously

adv suspiciously

  • ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
  • askance — with an oblique glance
  • charily — cautiously; carefully
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.

adverb suspiciously

  • carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
  • cynically — If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people.
  • defensively — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
  • disbelievingly — In a disbelieving manner; in a manner that is difficult to believe.
  • distrustfully — In a distrustful manner.
All 29 Synonyms of suspiciously

Antonyms for suspiciously

adverb suspiciously

  • naively — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
Just one Antonym for suspiciously

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