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leephillipsyesterday at 7:22 PM1 replyview on HN

You sure? I wasn’t.

“John regarded Mary suspiciously”

“Sharon suspected her husband of cheating. She looked through his emails suspiciously.”


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tczMUFlmoNkyesterday at 7:56 PM

It can mean either. "Suspicious behavior" doesn't mean that the behavior thinks that you've done something wrong.

"She's suspicious" can mean either that I suspect her intentions or that she suspects someone else's intentions.