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1 zweifelhaft
Adj. doubtful; (fraglich, fragwürdig, verdächtig) auch dubious, questionable; es ist zweifelhaft, ob... it’s doubtful ( oder uncertain) whether...; zweifelhafte Geschäfte dubious ( oder shady) transactions; ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen a doubtful ( oder dubious) pleasure; von zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful ( oder questionable) value; es erscheint kaum zweifelhaft, dass... there seems little doubt that...* * *iffy; questionable; doubtful; equivocal; dubious; doubtable* * *zwei|fel|haftadjdoubtful; (= verdächtig auch) dubiousvon zwéífelhaftem Wert — of doubtful or debatable value
es ist zwéífelhaft, ob... — it is doubtful or questionable or debatable whether...
* * *1) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) doubtful2) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) doubtful3) (uncertain: The result of the dispute is still in doubt.) in doubt4) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) dubious* * *zwei·fel·haft1. (anzuzweifelnd) doubtfulvon \zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful [or questionable] merit* * *1) doubtful2) (fragwürdig) dubious* * *es ist zweifelhaft, ob … it’s doubtful ( oder uncertain) whether …;zweifelhafte Geschäfte dubious ( oder shady) transactions;ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen a doubtful ( oder dubious) pleasure;von zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful ( oder questionable) value;es erscheint kaum zweifelhaft, dass … there seems little doubt that …* * *1) doubtful2) (fragwürdig) dubious* * *adj.doubtable adj.dubious adj.hypothetic adj.iffy* adj. adv.doubtfully adv.dubiously adv. -
2 zweifelhaft
1. apocryphal2. dingy3. disputable adj4. doubtable5. doubtful6. doubtfully7. dubious8. dubiously9. hypothetic10. iffy coll.11. questionable
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Doubtable — Doubt a*ble, a. [OF. doutable, L. dubitabilis, from dubitare. Cf. {Dubitable}.] 1. Capable of being doubted; questionable. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of being feared; redoubtable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doubtable — index debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubitative, impalpable, implausible, ludicrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
doubtable — adjective Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below. Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when… … Wiktionary
doubtable — Un procez est tousjours doubtable jusques à la fin, Communis est Mars fori ad vltimam vsque catastrophes clausalam. B … Thresor de la langue françoyse
doubtable — adjective see doubt I … New Collegiate Dictionary
doubtable — adj. questionable, may be doubted … English contemporary dictionary
doubtable — doubt·able … English syllables
doubtable — ˈdau̇d.əbəl, au̇tə adjective Etymology: Middle English doutable, from Middle French, causing doubt, doubting, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin dubitabilis doubting, from Latin, capable of being doubted, from dubitare to doubt + abilis able :… … Useful english dictionary
doubt — doubtable, adj. doubtably, adv. doubter, n. doubtingly, adv. doubtingness, n. /dowt/, v.t. 1. to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. 2. to distrust. 3. Archaic. to fear; be apprehensive about. v.i. 4 … Universalium
Dubitable — Du bi*ta*ble, a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. {Doubtable}.] Liable to be doubted; uncertain. [R.] Dr. H. More. {Du bi*ta*bly}, adv. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dubitably — Dubitable Du bi*ta*ble, a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. {Doubtable}.] Liable to be doubted; uncertain. [R.] Dr. H. More. {Du bi*ta*bly}, adv. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
