suspected
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- believed likely“a suspected thief”“a suspected infection”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Suspected \Sus*pect"ed\, a. Distrusted; doubted. -- Sus*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Sus*pect"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Suspecting.]
1.To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. [1913 Webster]
Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
From her hand I could suspect no ill.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
2.To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation. [1913 Webster]
3.To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
4.To look up to; to respect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt. [1913 Webster]