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сомни́тельный — meaning in English

somnitelnyy

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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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