сомни́тельный — meaning in English

English meaning

• controversial adjective Causing or likely to cause strong disagreement or public debate.
• dodgy adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
• doubtful adjective Not certain to happen or be true; uncertain.
• 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.
• fishy adj Tasting, smelling, or resembling fish.
• iffy adj Uncertain, doubtful, or of questionable quality.
• questionable adj Open to doubt; not clearly true, sound, or reliable.
• sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
• sketchy adj Incomplete or lacking in detail; only roughly outlined.
• suspicious adj Making people think something is wrong or dishonest.

Senses

сомни́тельный is used for these senses in English:

• apocryphal (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
• controversial Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
• dodgy (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
• dubious (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
• fishy (figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
• iffy (slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
• in question In doubt, under dispute.
• questionable Of dubious respectability or morality.

dodgy — full definition

1. adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
2. adj Risky, uncertain, or in poor condition.

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