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Suspective vs Suspicious - What's the difference?

suspective | suspicious |

As adjectives the difference between suspective and suspicious

is that suspective is arousing or based on suspicion while suspicious is arousing suspicion.

suspective

English

Adjective

(-)
  • arousing or based on suspicion
  • (linguistics, Korean language) a specific Korean verb form usually formed with the suffix .
  • Anagrams

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    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