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twijfelachtig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dubious adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  • equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  • problematic adj Causing difficulty, uncertainty, or concern; hard to resolve or accept.
  • questionable adj Open to doubt; not clearly true, sound, or reliable.
  • unsavory adj Morally distasteful or disreputable.

Senses

twijfelachtig is used for these senses in English:

  • aporetic Tending to doubt.
  • dubious (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
  • problematic Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
  • questionable Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
  • questionable Of dubious respectability or morality.
  • unsavory Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

dubious — full definition

  1. adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  2. adj Feeling uncertain or hesitant about something.

equivocal — full definition

  1. adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  2. adjective Of evidence or results: inconclusive, pointing in no clear direction.

Related Dutch words