n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə s- ˌ pekt, s ə - ' spekt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere
Date: 14th century
1 : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : SUSPECTED <investigates suspect employees>
2 : DOUBTFUL , QUESTIONABLE <whose skills are suspect ― Peter Vecsey>