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Dout vs Suspicious - What's the difference?

dout | suspicious |

As a noun dout

is .

As a verb dout

is (transitive|dialectal|or|obsolete) to put out; quench; extinguish; douse.

As an adjective suspicious is

arousing suspicion.

dout

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(head)

    • Etymology 2

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
    • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.
    Related terms
    * douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke. ----

    suspicious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arousing suspicion.
    • His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
  • Distrustful or tending to suspect.
    • I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
  • Expressing suspicion
    • She gave me a suspicious look.

    Synonyms

    * questionable * doubtful

    Derived terms

    * suspiciously * suspiciousness

    Related terms

    * suspect * suspicion * unsuspecting

    See also

    * odd * strange