Suspicious

/səˈspɪ.ʃəs/ adjective

Arousing suspicion.

Definition

  1. (adjective) Arousing suspicion. “His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.”
  2. (adjective) Distrustful or tending to suspect. “I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.”
  3. (adjective) Expressing suspicion “She gave me a suspicious look.”

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  • Suspicious contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

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What does Suspicious mean?

Arousing suspicion.

How many letters are in Suspicious?

Suspicious has 10 letters.

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