suspicious character

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspiciousandcharacter

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suspicious
adjective
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.əs/us
/səˈspɪʃ.əs/
making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofsuspiciousandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuspicious character

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Davenant was asuspiciouscharacteroperating at the border of legality.
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To-day, the owner's servants can move on anybody who looks asuspiciouscharacteror who they think is likely to light a fire.
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In that case, would not the police have suffered a considerable reprimand if they had allowed asuspiciouscharactercarrying a bag to get away?
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After arriving in the fields, trouble again arose because of theirsuspiciouscharacter.
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He seems to be a highlysuspiciouscharacteraround the school.
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But things don't go right when asuspiciouscharactergoes off and creates havoc in the cruise.
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It is noted, that while he's just assuspiciouscharacteras his siblings, he was the only one of them not griping or complaining about searching for them.
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If the system operates effectively, it will do much to enable a check to be made on suspicious characters.
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Let them clear up some of the highly suspicious characters that are now lurking on the fringes of this business.
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Could the public not be more on the alert for suspicious characters and keep a watchful eye over the young and innocent?
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We must use men of experience who can move quickly and who can recognise offenders' strange ways and suspicious characters.
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Would it not be rather a dangerous suggestion to carry out, as it might leave the house open to any suspicious characters who may be in the neighbourhood?
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They search and investigate the suspicious characters to find out who really did it.
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