Suspectful vs. Suspicious

Suspectful vs. Suspicious — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Suspectful and Suspicious

Suspectfuladjective

Mistrustful, suspicious.

Suspiciousadjective

(passive sense) Arousing suspicion.

His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.

Suspiciousadjective

(active sense) Distrustful or tending to suspect.

I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.

Suspiciousadjective

Expressing suspicion

She gave me a suspicious look.

Suspiciousadjective

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Suspiciousadjective

not as expected;

there was something fishy about the accidentup to some funny businesssome definitely queer goings-ona shady dealher motives were suspectsuspicious behavior
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