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suspiciously

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sus·pi·cious  (s-spshs)
adj.
1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
2. Tending to suspect; distrustful: a suspicious nature.
3. Expressing suspicion: a suspicious look.

sus·picious·ly adv.
sus·picious·ness n.
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Adv.1.suspiciously - with suspicion; "she regarded the food suspiciously"

suspiciously
adverb strangely, worryingly, disturbingly The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier.
Translations
suspiciously [səsˈpɪʃəslɪ] ADV
1. (= mistrustfully) [look, ask] → con recelo, con desconfianza
2. (= causing suspicion) [behave, act] → de modo sospechoso
their essays were suspiciously similarsus trabajos se parecían sospechosamente
he arrived suspiciously earlyllegó sospechosamente pronto
to look suspiciously like sthtener todo el aspecto de ser algo
the stain looked suspiciously like bloodla mancha tenía todo el aspecto de ser de sangre
a man who looked suspiciously like her husbandun hombre que se parecía sospechosamente a su marido
it looks suspiciously like measles to mepara mí que or (LAm) se me hace que es sarampión
suspiciously [səˈspɪʃəsli] adv
(= with suspicion) [ask, look at] → avec méfiance
(= arousing suspicion) [act, behave] → de manière suspecte; [large, quiet]
It was suspiciously quiet
BUT Il régnait un calme suspect.
Police were told to arrest voters found with suspiciously large sums of money in their pockets → La police avait ordre d'arrêter les électeurs en possession de sommes d'argent trop importantes pour être honnêtes.
to look suspiciously like sth (= be very similar to) → ressembler à s'y méprendre à qch
to sound suspiciously like sth (= sound very similar to) → ressembler à s'y méprendre à qch
`Yes,' he replied, though it sounded suspiciously like a question → "Oui", répondit-il, mais sa réponse ressemblait à s'y méprendre à une question.
suspiciously
adv
(= with suspicion) examine, glance, askargwöhnisch, misstrauisch
(= causing suspicion) behave, actverdächtig
(= probably)verdächtig; it looks suspiciously like measles to medas sieht mir verdächtig nach Masern aus; it sounds suspiciously as though …es hört sich verdächtig danach an, als ob …
suspiciously [səˈspɪʃəslɪ] adv (look) → con sospetto; (behave) → in modo sospetto
it looks suspiciously like measles → ha tutta l'aria di essere morbillo
suspiciously [səˈspɪʃəslɪ] adv (look) → con sospetto; (behave) → in modo sospetto
it looks suspiciously like measles → ha tutta l'aria di essere morbillo


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She looked suspiciously at the sack and wondered where everybody was?
The waiter looked at me suspiciously as I made my way upstairs.
inquired the King, suspiciously, for he knew how greedy the Growleywogs were.
 
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