SUSPICIOUS


Meaning of SUSPICIOUS in English

adjective

BAD : Before I actually started to use one, I was suspicious about the value of computers.

GOOD : Before I actually started to use one, I was sceptical about the value of computers.

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suspicious = thinking that someone may be guilty of doing something wrong: 'I started to get suspicious when he refused to tell me where he had been.'

sceptical = tending not to believe what people say about something: 'Many doctors remain highly sceptical about the value of alternative medicine.'

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