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.
