slightly suspicious
Frequency: 6.814.9 per million words
Similar to 'a little suspicious', indicating a mild level of distrust.
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Examples (10)
- His behavior around the new employees was slightly suspicious.
- The odd noises coming from the attic made me feel slightly suspicious.
- She gave him a slightly suspicious glance when he offered to help.
- The sudden change in his story sounded a little too convenient, making me slightly suspicious.
- There was a slightly suspicious package left by the door.
- The way he avoided direct questions was slightly suspicious.
- The prolonged silence on their end of the line was slightly suspicious.
- I found his eagerness to please me a bit too much, and it made me slightly suspicious.
- The unusual transaction on my bank statement was slightly suspicious.
- The whole situation seemed a little off, and I was slightly suspicious of the motives.