Suspectful

Suspectful
Suspectful Sus*pect"ful, a. Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others. --Milton. -- {Sus*pect"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • suspectful — suspectˈful adjective Suspicious • • • Main Entry: ↑suspect …   Useful english dictionary

  • Suspectfulness — Suspectful Sus*pect ful, a. Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others. Milton. {Sus*pect ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suspicious — deserving of or exciting suspicion, mid 14c., from O.Fr. suspecious, from L. suspiciosus exciting suspicion (see SUSPICION (Cf. suspicion)). Meaning full of or inclined to feel suspicion is attested from c.1400. Edgar Allan Poe (c.1845) proposed… …   Etymology dictionary

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