suspiciously

/səˈspɪʃəsli/ /səˈspɪʃəsliː/

adverb

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

Examples :

"The police officer looked at her suspiciously."

adverb

(manner) In a way that arouses suspicion.

Examples :

"She was behaving very suspiciously."

attitude character way mind

adverb

(evaluative) Causing suspicion.

Examples :

"Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier."

attitude character emotion

adverb

(degree) To a degree that makes one suspect something.

Examples :

"It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent."

attitude character mind action

Meanings

Examples :

"The police officer looked at her suspiciously."

Examples :

"She was behaving very suspiciously."

Examples :

"Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier."

Examples :

"It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent."

Related Words

compound noun

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

suggesting verb

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

insurance noun

A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.

officer noun

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

suspicion noun

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

suspect noun

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

arouses verb

To stimulate feelings.

earlier adjective

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

evaluative adjective

Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.

causing verb

To set off an event or action.

behaving verb

To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.