What is the meaning of suspicious?

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adjective

  • Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
  • Not as expected.
    • usage: "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
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