Surreptitious vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
surreptitious | suspicious |
Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
As adjectives the difference between surreptitious and suspicious
is that surreptitious is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements) while suspicious is arousing suspicion.surreptitious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* surreptitiouslysuspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.