SUSPICIOUSLY


Meaning of SUSPICIOUSLY in English

sus ‧ pi ‧ cious ‧ ly /səˈspɪʃəsli/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ suspect , ↑ suspected , ↑ unsuspecting , ↑ suspicious ; noun : ↑ suspect , ↑ suspicion ; verb : ↑ suspect ; adverb : ↑ suspiciously ]

1 . in a way that shows you think someone has done something wrong or dishonest:

Meg looked at me suspiciously.

‘What do you want it for?’ he asked suspiciously.

2 . in a way that makes people think that something bad or illegal is happening:

He saw two youths acting suspiciously.

He seemed to be taking a suspiciously long time.

This sounded suspiciously like an attempt to get rid of me.

3 . in a way that shows you do not trust something or someone:

They eyed the food suspiciously.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.