1 ~ (of / about sb/sth) feeling that sb has done sth wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof:
They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police. * a suspicious glance / look * You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way).
2 making you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest:
Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? * She died in suspicious circumstances. * Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. * It might look suspicious if we arrived together. * It was all very suspicious.
3 ~ (of sb/sth) not willing or able to trust sb/sth:
I was suspicious of his motives. * Many were suspicious of reform.
seealsoSUSPECT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is suspicious a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, suspicious is tagged as adjective.
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