suspiciously

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English suspicious Middle English -ly English -ly English suspiciously From suspicious + -ly.

1. In a way suggesting suspicion.

   “The police officer looked at her suspiciously.”

2. In a way that arouses suspicion.

   “She was behaving very suspiciously.”

3. Causing suspicion.

   “Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.”

4. To a degree that makes one suspect something.

   “It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.”

   “Her paper was suspiciously well-written.”