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∙ 2013-02-07 16:57:06dishonest or suspect
It mean to be dishonest
A deceitful or dishonest act
It means to be dishonest, deceitful or hypocritical.
dis-honest
Lie, untruthful, and bent.
It's a rather odd, stilted way of saying "This person may be dishonest". Out of context and at a guess, I'd say it's meant to emphasize the likelihood that the person in question is dishonest ("he's probably dishonest"), as opposed to the other way around ("he MAY be dishonest, but probably not").
Deductive*
Dishonest has the prefix "dis-" meaning not.
he is a dishonest boy
not honest. Deception, not being able to be trusted. Lying, cheating, etc.
A knave is a dishonest person, like a scoundrel or a rascal