ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Suspiciously

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Suspiciously is an adverb meaning (manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

Meaning

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

More Meanings

  1. (manner) In a way that arouses suspicion.
  2. (evaluative) Causing suspicion.
  3. (degree) To a degree that makes one suspect something.

Example Sentences

She was behaving very suspiciously.
The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.
Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include suspect, surprisingly, uncannily, unnaturally, strangely, interestingly.

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