26984 words

suspiciously

5 definitions • 8 examples
1
in a way that makes you think that something is wrong:

Examples:

He looked at her suspiciously.
The children are suspiciously quiet (= are so quiet that they are probably doing something wrong).
His hair is suspiciously black (= looks darker than it should be, and is therefore probably not natural) for a man of his age.
2
in a way that makes you think someone is guilty of something wrong or illegal:

Examples:

The officers noticed two men acting suspiciously (= as if they were doing something wrong).
3
in a way that makes you think something may be true:

Examples:

She brushed away what looked suspiciously like (= looked as if it probably was) a tear.
4
in a way that causes or expresses doubt or a lack of trust:

Examples:

Our mayor won election by a suspiciously narrow margin.
Her eyes narrowed suspiciously.
5
in a way that makes you feel that something is likely or true:

Examples:

The envelope contained something that looked suspiciously like airline tickets (= seemed likely to be airline tickets).

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