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suspectly

suspectly adverb: in a suspect manner.

Adverb

suspectly (comparative more suspectly, superlative most suspectly)

  1. In a suspect manner.

Forms of suspectly

comparativemore suspectly
superlativemost suspectly

Origin of suspectly

From Middle English suspectly; equivalent to suspect + -ly.

Questions about suspectly

What does suspectly mean?
Suspectly means in a suspect manner.
What part of speech is suspectly?
Suspectly is an adverb.

Words near suspectly in the dictionary

  1. suspectingly
  2. suspection
  3. suspections
  4. suspective
  5. suspectless
  6. suspectly
  7. suspectness
  8. suspector
  9. suspectors
  10. suspects
  11. suspence

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