oversuspicious

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

English suspicious

English oversuspicious

From over- + suspicious.

Adjective

oversuspicious (comparative more oversuspicious, superlative most oversuspicious)

1. Excessively suspicious; having a level of suspicion that is not warranted by circumstances.

Derived terms

• oversuspiciously