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Suspiciousness vs Suspiciously - What's the difference?

suspiciousness | suspiciously |

As a noun suspiciousness

is the state or quality of being suspicious.

As an adverb suspiciously is

in a way suggesting suspicion.

suspiciousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being suspicious.

    • suspiciously

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.
    • The police officer looked at her suspiciously .
  • (manner) In a way that arouses suspicion.
    • She was behaving very suspiciously .
  • (evaluative) Causing suspicion.
    • Suspiciously , he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.
  • (degree) To a degree that makes one suspect something.
    • It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent.