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suspicious
What does suspicious mean?
suspicious (adjective): openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce suspicious?
/səˈspɪʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does suspicious come from?
From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of suspicious?
Words related to suspicious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “suspicious” mean?
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
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capable of being done or achieved; feasible
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related, connected, or pertinent to a topic
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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Which word is closest in meaning to “suspicious”?
free
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left
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wary
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next
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