suspicax

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

suspĭcax, ācis, adj. [suspicor], apt to suspect, distrustful, suspicious.

I Lit. (very rare): populus suspicax ob eamque rem mobilis, Nep. Timo th. 3, 5: frater, Liv. 40, 14: animus alicujus, Tac. A. 1, 13.—

II Transf., that excites mistrust , suspicious : silentium, Tac. A. 3, 11 fin. ; Sen. Ira, 2, 29, 2 (dub.; bracketed by Haase).

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