doubtful vs suspicious

doubtful

adj
  • Suspicious, or of dubious character. 

  • Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical. 

  • Subject to, or causing doubt. 

  • Improbable or unlikely. 

  • Unclear or unreliable. 

  • Undecided or of uncertain outcome. 

noun
  • A doubtful person or thing. 

suspicious

adj
  • Distrustful or tending to suspect. 

  • Arousing suspicion. 

  • Expressing suspicion 

How often have the words doubtful and suspicious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )