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unsuspicious

unsuspicious adjective: not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).

Adjective

unsuspicious (comparative more unsuspicious, superlative most unsuspicious)

  1. Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).
    • […] he his guide requested
      (For so from such as nearer stood we heard),
      As over-tired, to let him lean awhile
      With both his arms on those two massy pillars,
      That to the arched roof gave main support.
      He unsuspicious led him; […]1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, lines 1630-1635
    • Unsuspicious of her danger, the lamb’s throat will hardly shun thy knife!—O be not thou the butcher of my lambkin!1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXIV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
  2. Not arousing suspicion.
    • The skeletons in this sport’s hitherto unsuspicious closet belong to upward of a dozen top-notch show jumpers, all insured for $50,000 to $250,000, all killed by a hitman-for-hire in an insurance-fraud scheme perpetrated by some of the most sterling names in the business.1995 October 30, Robin Finn, “Horse Show; Equestrians Facing Competition and Lingering Scandal”, in The New York Times
    • The involvement of the adrenal gland can be accurately predicted by CT scans or MRI, allowing an adrenal sparing approach in the case of unsuspicious findings.2004, A. Heidenreich and V. Ravery, “Preoperative imaging in renal cell cancer,” Abstract, in World Journal of Urology, 22(5), November 2004

unsuspicious meaning in Tamil

unsuspicious in Tamil

ஐயப்படாத, ஐயமற்ற

Examples of unsuspicious in a sentence

  • For a moment or two nothing was said, and she was unsuspicious of having excited any particular interest, till she found her arm drawn within his, and pressed against his heart […]1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and...
  • For, innocent and unsuspicious as she was, she could not help understanding the gossip of her friends.1868, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 9, in Little Women: […], 1st part, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, published 1869, →OCLC:
  • This was investigated by the Home Office a year ago and found to be unsuspicious.8 July 2014, Simon Jenkins, “This Grand Inquisition won’t find ‘the truth’ of child sex abuse,”, in The Guardian:

Forms of unsuspicious

comparativemore unsuspicious
superlativemost unsuspicious

Origin of unsuspicious

From un- + suspicious.

Words formed from unsuspicious

Questions about unsuspicious

What does unsuspicious mean?
Unsuspicious means not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).
What is unsuspicious in Tamil?
Unsuspicious in Tamil is ஐயப்படாத, ஐயமற்ற. See Unsuspicious meaning in Tamil.
How do you use unsuspicious in a sentence?
For a moment or two nothing was said, and she was unsuspicious of having excited any particular interest, till she found her arm drawn within his, and pressed against his heart […]
What part of speech is unsuspicious?
Unsuspicious is an adjective.

Words near unsuspicious in the dictionary

  1. unsuspending
  2. unsuspends
  3. unsuspenseful
  4. unsuspension
  5. unsuspicion
  6. unsuspicious
  7. unsuspiciously
  8. unsuspiciousness
  9. unsustainabilities
  10. unsustainability
  11. unsustainable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsuspicious (page history and authors); unsuspicious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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