Standard Lemma guide

suspiciously

adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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