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Guileful vs Suspicious - What's the difference?

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Guileful is a related term of suspicious.


As adjectives the difference between guileful and suspicious

is that guileful is full of guile; treacherously deceptive while suspicious is arousing suspicion.

guileful

English

Alternative forms

* guilefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of guile; treacherously deceptive.
  • 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

    See also

    * odd * strange