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1 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) αβέβαιος2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) αμφίβολος3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) αμφισβητήσιμος4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) ύποπτος -
2 Doubtful
adj.Disputed: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος.Ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.A doubtful victory: P. νίκη ἀμφιδήριτος, ἡ.Hesitating: P. ὀκνηρός.Suspected: P. and V. ὕποπτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Doubtful
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3 doubtful
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4 borderline
adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) οριακός -
5 debatable
adjective (doubtful; able to be argued about: a debatable point.) συζητήσιμος -
6 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) αμφιβάλλω2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) αμφισβητώ2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) αμφιβολία- doubtful- doubtfully
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7 dubious
['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) αβέβαιος2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) ύποπτος•- dubiety- dubiousness -
8 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) ερώτηση, ερώτημα2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) θέμα, ζήτημα3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) ερώτηση, ζήτημα4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) αμφιβολία5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) πιθανότητα2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) ρωτώ, ανακρίνω2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) αμφισβητώ•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
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9 questionable
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) αμφίβολος, αμφισβητήσιμος2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) αμφίβολος, ύποπτος -
10 umpire
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11 Disputable
adj.P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος, ἀμφίλογος; see Doubtful.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Disputable
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12 Forerunner
subs.Use adj, P. πρόδρομος, ὁ (also Eur., I.A. 424, but the passage is doubtful).Messenger: P. and V. ἄγγελος, ὁ or ἡ, V. πομπός, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forerunner
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13 Hesitating
adj.P. ὀκνηρός.Doubtful: V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.Not eager: P. ἀπρόθυμος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hesitating
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14 Moot
v. trans.This proposal was first mooted in the camp: P. ἐκινήθη πρότερον ἐν τῷ στρατοπέδῳ τοῦτο (Thuc. 8, 48).——————adj.Doubtful: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Moot
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15 Open
adj.Sincere, frank: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς, ἐλεύθερος, P. ἐλευθέριος.Of things, free, open to all: P. and V. κοινός.Open to all-comers: V. πάγξενος (Soph., frag.).Confessed: P, ὁμολογούμενος.Of country, treeless: P. ψιλός.Flat: P, ὁμαλός.Unlocked: P. and V. ἄκλῃστος.Unfenced: P. ἄερκτος (Lys.).In the open air: use adj., P. and V. ὑπαίθριος, V. αἴθριος (Soph., frag.), also P. ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ.Live in the open: P. θυραυλεῖν, ἐν καθαρῷ οἰκεῖν.Open boat: P. πλοῖον ἀστέγαστον.Open order, march in open order: P. ὄρθιοι πορεύεσθαι (Xen.).In the open sea: use adj., P. and V. πελάγιος, P. μετέωρος.Keep in the open sea, v.:P. μετεωρίζεσθαι.Open space, subs.: P. εὐρυχωρία, ἡ.Wishing to attack in the open: P. βουλόμενος ἐν τῇ εὐρυχωρίᾳ ἐπιθέσθαι (Thuc. 2. 83).Undecided: P. ἄκριτος.It is an open question, v.:P. ἀμφισβητεῖται.Open to, liable to: P. ἔνοχος (dat.).We say you will lay yourself open to these charges: P. ταύταις φαμέν σε ταῖς αἰτίαις ἐνέξεσθαι (Plat., Crito, 52A).Be open to, admit of v.:P. and V. ἔχειν (acc.), P. ἐνδέχεσθαι (acc.).Be open to a charge of: P. and V. ὀφλισκάνειν (acc.).Open to doubt: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος; see Doubtful.It is open to, ( allowable to), v.: P. and V. ἔξεστι (dat.), ἔνεστι (dat.), πάρεστι (dat.), πάρα (dat.), παρέχει (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐκγίγνεται (dat.), ἐγγίγνεται (dat.), P. ἐγχωρεῖ (dat.).Get oneself into trouble with one's eyes open: P. εἰς προὖπτον κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβαλεῖν (Dem. 32).——————v. trans.Keys opened the gates without mortal hand: V. κλῇδες δʼ ἀνῆκαν θύρετρʼ ἄνευ θνητῆς χερός (Eur., Bacch. 448).He said no word in protest nor even opened his lips: P. οὐκ ἀντεῖπεν οὐδὲ διῆρε τὸ στόμα (Dem. 375 and 405).Open old sores: P. ἑλκοποιεῖν (absol.).Disclose: P. and V. ἀποκαλύπτειν, V. διαπτύσσειν (Plat. also but rare P.), ἀναπτύσσειν, ἀνοίγειν, Ar. and V. ἐκκαλύπτειν; see Disclose.If I shall open my heart to my present husband: V. εἰ... πρὸς τὸν παρόντα πόσιν ἀναπτύξω φρένα. (Eur., Tro. 657).Begin: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι.A room having its entrance opening to the light: P. οἴκησις... ἀναπεπταμένην πρὸς τὸ φῶς τὴν εἴσοδον ἔχουσα (Plat., Rep. 514A).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Open
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16 Precursor
subs.Use adj. P. πρόδρομος (also Eur., I.A. 424, but the passage is doubtful).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Precursor
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17 Problematical
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Problematical
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18 Questionable
adj.Doubtful: P. ἀμφισβητήσιμος, ἀμφίβολος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος.Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.Suspected: P. and V. ὕποπτος.Not to be trusted: P. and V. ἄπιστος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Questionable
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19 Speculative
adj.Philosophical: P. φιλόσοφος.Concerned with speculation: P. θεωρητικός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Speculative
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20 Thirst
subs.P. and V. δίψα, ἡ (Æsch., Choe. 756, but the passage is doubtful), δίψος, τό (Æsch., Pers. 484, where there is a variant δίψῃ for δίψει).Thirst for, met.: see Desire.——————v. intrans.P. and V. διψῆν (Soph., frag.).Thirst for: P. διψῆν (gen.); see Desire.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thirst
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