suspiciously
adverb/səˈspɪʃəsli/
/səˈspɪʃəsli/
Word Family
Idioms - suspect verb noun adjective
- suspected adjective
- suspicion noun
- suspicious adjective
- suspiciously adverb
- in a way that shows you think somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest
- The man looked at her suspiciously.
- in 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.
- in a way that shows you think there may be something wrong with something
- She eyed the fish on her plate suspiciously.
Idioms
See suspiciously in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarylook/sound suspiciously like something
- (often humorous) to be very similar to something
- Their latest single sounds suspiciously like the last one.
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