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Definition of suspiciously adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    suspiciously

     adverb
    adverb
    NAmE//səˈspɪʃəsli//
     
     
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  1. 1in a way that shows you think someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest The man looked at her suspiciously.
  2. 2in a way that makes people think something wrong, illegal, or dishonest is happening Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously. Everything was suspiciously quiet.
  3. 3in a way that shows you think there may be something wrong with something She eyed the fish on her plate suspiciously.
    4. suspect verbsuspected adjectivesuspicion nounsuspicious adjectivesuspiciously adverbsuspect noun adjectiveIdioms
    look/sound suspiciously like something (often humorous)
     
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    to be very similar to something Their latest single sounds suspiciously like the last one.
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