Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

misstänksam

suspicious

Meaning

suspicious

In Swedish: som lätt fattar misstankar, misstrogen

Forms

Forms of misstänksam
Basic formmisstänksamwith en-words
Neutermisstänksamtwith ett-words
Plural and definitemisstänksammaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativemisstänksammare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemisstänksammast“-est”, “most …”

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What does misstänksam mean in English?

misstänksam means “suspicious”.

Origin

From misstänka (“to suspect”) + -sam (“-some”, adjective-forming suffix).

Nearby common words

misstänksam is number 4,302 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,297staket railing, fence
  • 4,298hatta to act indecisively; to go back and forth, to chop and change
  • 4,299kammare [small] room, house
  • 4,301vilde savage, independent
  • 4,303behållare receptacle, vessel
  • 4,304designa to design
  • 4,305lyckad successful
  • 4,306gardin drapery, curtain
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