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variant of sub- before c, p, t: susceptible.

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Words nearby sus-

survive, survivor, survivor guilt, survivorship, survivor syndrome, sus-, Susa, Susah, Susan, Susanna, Susanne

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How to use sus- in a sentence

I like sus-sus-pen-sheen bridges that fly from bank to bank, with one big step, like a gang-plank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The two existed for centuries side by side, but compti survived sus as a form of marriage cum conventine in manum.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Observaciones sobre el clima de Lima y sus influencias en los seres organizados en especial el hombre.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
When Rayo speaks of the president and ministers he always styles them sus mejores amigos (his best friends).
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

The first is the so-called turbary pig (Sus scrofa palustris).
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for sus-

sus

/ (sʌs) British slang /

noun

suspicion

a suspect

adjective

suspicious

verb

a variant spelling of suss (def. 2)

Word Origin for sus

C20: shortened from suspicion

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