adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
suspiciōsus
suspiciōsus (feminine suspiciōsa, neuter suspiciōsum, superlative suspiciōsissimus)
Classical[sʊs.pɪ.kiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[sus.pi.t͡ʃiˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivesuspicious (either feeling suspicion, or exciting suspicion)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suspiciōsus suspitiōsus | suspiciōsa suspitiōsa | suspiciōsum suspitiōsum |
| genitive | suspiciōsī suspitiōsī | suspiciōsae suspitiōsae | suspiciōsī suspitiōsī |
| dative | suspiciōsō suspitiōsō | suspiciōsae suspitiōsae | suspiciōsō suspitiōsō |
| accusative | suspiciōsum suspitiōsum | suspiciōsam suspitiōsam | suspiciōsum suspitiōsum |
| ablative | suspiciōsō suspitiōsō | suspiciōsā suspitiōsā | suspiciōsō suspitiōsō |
| vocative | suspiciōse suspitiōse | suspiciōsa suspitiōsa | suspiciōsum suspitiōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suspiciōsī suspitiōsī | suspiciōsae suspitiōsae | suspiciōsa suspitiōsa |
| genitive | suspiciōsōrum suspitiōsōrum | suspiciōsārum suspitiōsārum | suspiciōsōrum suspitiōsōrum |
| dative | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs |
| accusative | suspiciōsōs suspitiōsōs | suspiciōsās suspitiōsās | suspiciōsa suspitiōsa |
| ablative | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs | suspiciōsīs suspitiōsīs |
| vocative | suspiciōsī suspitiōsī | suspiciōsae suspitiōsae | suspiciōsa suspitiōsa |
suspīcĭōsus (suspīt-), a, um, adj. 2. suspicio,
I. full of suspicion (class.).
I. Mistrustful, ready to suspect, suspicious:
omnes quibus res sunt minus secundae, magis sunt nescio quomodo Suspitiosi, Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 15: an te conscientia timidum suspitiosumque faciebat? Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 74: suspitiosus esse in aliquem, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 14; id. Lael. 18, 65: suspitiosa ac maledica civitas, id. Fl. 28, 68: vita anxia, suspiciosa, trepida, Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 2. — Sup., Lampr. Alex. Sev. 64. — II. That excites mistrust or suspicion, suspicious: si suspiciosus fuisset, Cato ap. Gell. 9, 12, 7; cf.:
suspiciosum Cato hoc in loco suspectum significat, non suspicantem, Gell. ib.: timor, perturbatio, etc. ... quae erant ante suspitiosa, haec aperta ac manifesta faciebant, Cic. Clu. 19, 54: id quod adhuc est suspitiosum, id. Rosc. Am. 7, 18: quia id est suspitiosum, id. ib. 20, 56; Auct. Her. 2, 7, 11; Cic. Clu. 62, 174: haec sunt, quae suspitiosum crimen efficiant, id. Part. Or. 33, 114: sententiae, Sen. Ep. 114, 1: joci, Suet. Dom. 10.—Sup.: suspitiosissimum negotium, Cic. Fl. 3, 7: tempus, id. Fam. 1, 7, 3.— Comp. seems not to occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
suspīciōsus or suspītiōsus adj. with sup.
2 suspicio, full of suspicion, mistrustful, ready to suspect, suspicious : an te conscientia suspitiosum faciebat?: civitas.— Causing mistrust, exciting suspicion, suspicious : quae erant antea suspitiosa, haec aperta et manifesta facere: suspitiosum crimen efficere: suspitiossimum negotium.
Origins
From suspiciō + -ōsus.
In English words that came into English from suspiciōsus
- suspicioussuspiciōsus