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questionably

/kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl/US // ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəl //UK // (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) //

可疑地,可质疑地,可疑,可质疑的是

Related Words

ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的problematic有问题的,有问题,问题多多,存在问题的suspicious可疑的,可疑,多疑,多疑的dubious暧昧的,暧昧不明的,暧昧不明,可疑的arguable可论证的,可论证,可争论的,可争辩的controversial有争议的,争议性的,有争议性的,争论不休vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清debatable有待商榷,值得商榷,值得商榷的是,值得商榷的unproven未经证实的,未获证实,未证实的,未被证实的apocryphal杜撰,集部,杜撰的,集锦contingent特遣队,特遣队员,特遣队成员,特遣队的cryptic晦涩难懂,晦涩难懂的,隐晦的,隐秘的disputable有争议的,有争议,可争议,争议enigmatic神秘莫测,神秘莫测的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清fishy腥,腥臭,腥臭的,腥味hypothetical假设性的,假定的,假设性,假定性的iffy有问题,有问题的,不确定,不太好indecisive优柔寡断,犹豫不决,踌躇不决,摇摆不定indefinite不确定的,无限期,无限,不定

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
    • : open to question or dispute; doubtful or uncertain: a statement of questionable accuracy.
    • : open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested: a questionable privilege.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intentatively
Synonyms
uncertainly不确定,不确定地,不确定的,不明确undecidedly未决定的,未决定,未定,未确定的
as indoubtfully
Synonyms
dubiously可疑地,怀疑地,可疑的是,怀疑的是ambiguously含糊不清地,暧昧地,歧义地,含糊不清askance斜视,横眉冷对千夫指,斜眼看,斜眼看人distrustfully不信任地,不信任,不信任地说,不信任的doubtingly怀疑地,疑惑地,怀疑地问,怀疑地认为hesitatingly迟疑地,犹豫不决地,犹豫不决,踌躇满志地irresolutely毅然决然,毅然地,毅然,坚决地problematically有问题地,有问题的是,有问题的,有问题suspiciously可疑地,怀疑地,可疑的,可疑tentatively暂定,暂时的,暂时性的,暂定的uncertainly不确定,不确定地,不确定的,不明确undecidedly未决定的,未决定,未定,未确定的unsettingly令人不安的是,不安定地,不确定地,令人不安地

Examples

  • His government continues to endorse questionable treatments for the virus.

  • He had been listed as questionable on the team’s injury report because of a calf injury but is available to play.

  • Fellow Falcons wideout Calvin Ridley left the game with an ankle injury and is questionable to return.

  • The most questionable line items we came across were a series of purchases made by the Illinois State Police.

  • When you put all this info together in 150,000 words, the ethics are quite questionable from the employee level to the CEO level.

  • More questionably, it seems not to be the place for addressing textual issues.

  • The unjust steward was a knave, but he was in earnest; and so was the questionably honest man who found treasure in a field.

  • Trionyx carinatus is questionably listed as a synonym of ferox by Stejneger (1944:27).

  • Webb and Legler (1960:24) questionably referred this record to the synonomy of T. ater, which resembles muticus.

  • His powers and purposes are questionably beneficent, at best.

  • Plumage exactly like that of Kumlien Gull and questionably a new species.

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