疑わしい

うたがわしい
doubtful
questionable
uncertain
disputable
suspicious

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うたがわしい【疑わしい】

*doubtful

〖S〗(物・事が)疑わしい， ありそうにない， 不確かな

It is doubtful that he meant it. 彼が本気でそれを言ったというのは疑わしい

It is doubtful whether she will get well or not. 彼女が全快するかどうか疑わしい.

questionable

［通例叙述］ 疑わしい， 疑問の余地のある， 不確かな(⇔unquestionable).

*suspicious

〖S〗(人・事が)疑惑を起させる， 怪しい

a suspicious character 疑わしい人物.

dubious

《正式》(言葉などが)真意のはっきりしない， あいまいな；(結果などが)不明な， 疑わしい， 心もとない．

in question

《正式》疑わしい.

¶ → 疑わしく

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うたがわしい【疑わしい】

〔疑問の余地のある〕 《be》 open to doubt [question]; doubtful; questionable; dubious; problematic(al); 〔信用しがたい〕 unreliable; 〔確実でない〕 uncertain; 《口》 iffy; 〔不審な〕 suspicious; suspect; dubious; 《口》 fishy; shady.

●疑わしそうに見る look at sb doubtingly [with doubt]; regard sb with suspicion; think sth strange.

●あの人が本当にそんなことをしたかどうか疑わしい. Whether he really did such a thing is open to question [doubt].

・彼が成功するかどうかは疑わしい. It is doubtful [problematic(al), uncertain] whether he will succeed or not.

・彼の挙動を疑わしく思った. I thought his behavior was suspicious [strange].

・その効果のほどは疑わしい. It is doubtful [uncertain, problematic(al)] how effective it will be.

・裁判所は疑わしい点を被告人に有利に解釈して無罪を言い渡した. The court gave the defendant benefit of the doubt and acquitted him of the charge.

疑わしきは罰せず. No punishment is to be meted out when there is uncertainty about guilt.

疑わしげな doubting; disbelieving; suspicious.

●彼女は疑わしげな表情を崩さなかった. The expression of disbelief [doubt, suspicion] on her face did not change.

疑わしげに doubtingly.

●「本気ですか」と彼は疑わしげに言った. “You really mean it?” he said doubtingly.

疑わしさ doubtfulness; doubt; uncertainty; incertitude; suspicion.

●彼の話に疑わしさは残るが, 犯罪の立証もできない. I still have some doubtfulness [doubt, uncertainty] about his story, but I also don't have proof he committed the crime.