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VocabJLPT N3
suspicious
い-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. suspicious
  2. 2. dubious
  3. 3. doubtful
  4. 4. untrustworthy
This adjective describes something or someone that is suspicious, shady, or dubious. It can be used when something seems untrustworthy or strange, and is also used colloquially to describe something that looks uncertain or likely to fail.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The key on the desk moved on its own. That is super suspicious!

Sentence 2

The louder someone insists "I had nothing to do with it," the more suspicious they seem.

Sentence 3

There's been a black car parked in the park all evening — it's suspicious.

Sentence 4

If it's really fine, then why all the hiding? That's sketchy, right?

Sentence 5

That person keeps staring at us — doesn't that seem suspicious?