"suspiciously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: suspicious + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|suspicious|ly}} suspicious + -ly
  1. If someone does something suspiciously, they do it in a way that makes others think they are hiding something or doing something wrong.
    Sense id: simple-suspiciously-en-adv-svhAn5Vv
  2. If someone does something suspiciously, they do it because they think something is wrong or not trustworthy.
    Sense id: simple-suspiciously-en-adv-BRMlsuB-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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