Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - suspicious
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Suspicious
suspicious
~ adj 1 thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest, without being sure (His behaviour that day made the police suspicious.) + of/abou (I'm suspicious of Jen's intentions.) 2 making you think that something bad or illegal is happening (Anyone who saw anything suspicions is asked to contact the police immediately. | They found a suspicious package under the seat. | a suspicious-looking character | in suspicious circumstances) (Her mother had died in suspicious circumstances.) (- see also suspect3) 3 feeling that you do not trust someone or that there is something wrong + of (Both parents and pupils are deeply suspicious of the new exams.)
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1. If you are suspicious of someone or something, you do not trust them, and are careful when dealing with them. He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him... He has his father’s suspicious nature. ADJ: oft ADJ of n/-ing • suspiciously ‘What is it you want me to do?’ Adams asked suspiciously. ADJ: ADV after v 2. If you are suspicious of someone or something, you believe that they are probably involved in a crime or some dishonest activity. Two officers on patrol became suspicious of two men in a car... A woman kept prisoner in a basement was rescued after suspicious neighbours tipped off police. ADJ: oft ADJ of n 3. If you describe someone or something as suspicious, you mean that there is some aspect of them which makes you think that they are involved in a crime or a dishonest activity. He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar... ADJ • suspiciously They’ll question them as to whether anyone was seen acting suspiciously in the area over the last few days... Police were told to arrest voters found with suspiciously large sums of money in their pockets. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/adv 4. see also suspiciously ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 14th century 1. tending to arouse suspicion ; questionable ~ characters 2. disposed to suspect ; distrustful ~ of strangers 3. expressing or indicative of suspicion a ~ glance • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. 1 prone to or feeling suspicion. 2 indicating suspicion (a suspicious glance). 3 inviting or justifying suspicion (a suspicious lack of surprise). Derivatives suspiciously adv. suspiciousness n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF f. L suspiciosus (as SUSPICION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. подозрительный, недоверчивый to be (to feel) suspicious of (about) smb., smth. —- относиться к кому-л., чему-л. с недоверием to be suspicious of strangers —- недоверчиво относиться к незнакомым to be suspicious of smb.'s intentions —- не доверять чьим-л. намерениям to become suspicious —- заподозрить что-л.; стать подозрительным I became suspicious as soon as I saw him there —- как только я его там увидел, я заподозрил неладное he became suspicious of all his neighbours —- он стал с подозрением относиться ко всем своим соседям 2. вызывающий подозрение, подозрительный suspicious character —- темная личность suspicious person —- подозрительный человек under suspicious circumstances —- при подозрительных обстоятельствах to look suspicious —- выглядеть подозрительно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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