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1 suspicious
[sə'spiʃəs]1) (having or showing suspicion: I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.) tortrygginn2) (causing or arousing suspicion: suspicious circumstances.) grunsamlegur -
2 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) efa, efast um2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) efast um2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) efi, vafi, vafamál- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt -
3 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) óviss, efagjarn2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) vafasamur3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) vafasamur4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) grunsamlegur -
4 fishy
1) (of or like a fish: a fishy smell.) fisk-2) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) undarlegur; grunsamlegur -
5 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) gruna2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) tortryggja3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) gruna2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) maður sem er grunaður um e-ð3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) grunsamlegur- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness
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Suspicious — Sus*pi cious, a. [OE. suspecious; cf. L. suspiciosus. See {Suspicion}.] 1. Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof. [1913 Webster] Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suspicious — I (distrustful) adjective apprehensive, cautious, concerned, disposed to doubt, doubting, dubious, fearful, hard to convince, hesitant, inconvincible, jealous, leery, mistrustful, nervous, quizzical, skeptical, suspecting, suspiciosus, untrustful … Law dictionary
suspicious — [adj1] distrustful apprehensive, cagey, careful, cautious, doubtful, green eyed*, incredulous, in doubt, jealous, leery, mistrustful, not born yesterday* on the lookout*, questioning, quizzical, skeptical, suspect, suspecting, unbelieving,… … New thesaurus
suspicious — deserving of or exciting suspicion, mid 14c., from O.Fr. suspecious, from L. suspiciosus exciting suspicion (see SUSPICION (Cf. suspicion)). Meaning full of or inclined to feel suspicion is attested from c.1400. Edgar Allan Poe (c.1845) proposed… … Etymology dictionary
suspicious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing suspicion. 2) giving an impression of dishonest or dangerous character. DERIVATIVES suspiciously adverb suspiciousness noun … English terms dictionary
suspicious — [sə spish′əs] adj. [ME suspecious < OFr < L suspiciosus] 1. arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others 2. showing or expressing suspicion 3. a) feeling suspicion b) tending habitually to suspect, esp. to suspect evil suspiciously adv … English World dictionary
suspicious — adj. 1 not trusting sb VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ I think t … Collocations dictionary
suspicious — sus|pi|cious S3 [səˈspıʃəs] adj 1.) thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest suspicious of ▪ Some of his colleagues at work became suspicious of his behaviour. suspicious about ▪ They were suspicious about my… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suspicious — [[t]səspɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n/ ing 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… … English dictionary
suspicious — sus|pi|cious [ sə spıʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) believing that someone has probably done something wrong: Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a ) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted: suspicious of: People… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suspicious */*/ — UK [səˈspɪʃəs] / US adjective 1) believing that someone has probably done something wrong Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted suspicious of: People are often… … English dictionary