adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a way suggesting suspicion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In a way that arouses suspicion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
She was behaving very suspiciously.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Causing suspicion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: evaluative
Examples
Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
To a degree that makes one suspect something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: degree
Examples
It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.
Her paper was suspiciously well-written.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
with suspicion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she regarded the food suspiciously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English suspicious Middle English -ly English -ly English suspiciously From suspicious + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կասկածամտորեն
(kaskacamtoren)
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Armenian:
կասկածով
(kaskacov)
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Catalan:
sospitosament
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Chinese Mandarin:
怀疑地
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Chinese Mandarin:
猜疑地
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Dutch:
wantrouwig
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Finnish:
epäilevästi
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Finnish:
epäuskoisesti
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
French:
suspicieusement
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
French:
suspectement
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Galician:
sospeitosamente
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
German:
verdächtig
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Hungarian:
gyanúsan
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Norwegian Bokmål:
mistenkelig
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Portuguese:
suspeitosamente
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Russian:
подозри́тельно
(podozrítelʹno)
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Russian:
с подозре́нием
(s podozrénijem)
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Spanish:
sospechosamente
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Vietnamese:
đầy nghi ngờ
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Vietnamese:
đa nghi
— In a manner suggesting suspicion
Armenian:
կասկածելի
(kaskaceli)
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Catalan:
sospitosament
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Chinese Mandarin:
嫌疑地
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Dutch:
verdacht
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Finnish:
epäilyttävästi
— in a manner suggesting guilt
French:
coupablement
— in a manner suggesting guilt
German:
verdächtig
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Portuguese:
culposamente
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Russian:
подозри́тельно
(podozrítelʹno)
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Spanish:
culpablemente
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Vietnamese:
đáng ngờ
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Vietnamese:
khả nghi
— in a manner suggesting guilt
Armenian:
կասկածելիորեն
(kaskacelioren)
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Chinese Mandarin:
可疑地
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Dutch:
verdacht
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Finnish:
epäilyttävästi
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
French:
étonnamment
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
German:
argwöhnisch
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Norwegian Bokmål:
mistenkelig
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Portuguese:
suspeitamente
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Russian:
подозри́тельно
(podozrítelʹno)
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Spanish:
sospechosamente
— to a degree that makes one suspect something
Vietnamese:
một cách đáng ngờ
— to a degree that makes one suspect something