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suspicious

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "suspicious" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
3syllables

suspicious

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

suspicious is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, suspicious is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsuspicious

1adjective
  • Arousing suspicion.

    Example: "His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police."

  • Distrustful or tending to suspect.

    Example: "I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes."

  • Expressing suspicion

    Example: "She gave me a suspicious look."

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