QUESTIONABLE
ADJECTIVES
► CHIPPY of questionable character → 1915 Amer. dial.
► CONTROVERTIBLE contestable, disputable, questionable → 1601
► DEBATEFUL of things: controversial, contentious, uncertain, questionable → 1587 obs.
► FISHY dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FUNKY unpleasant, objectionable; also, suspect, questionable, strange → 1946 US sl.
► IFFY of a questionable, dubious, suspicious or odd nature → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► LEFT-HANDED ambiguous, doubtful, questionable → 1612
► MURKY morally questionable, sinister; shady, suspect → 1779
► NIFFY dubious, questionable → 1945 sl.
► SCALY questionable → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► FEATHER MERCHANT a loafer or slacker; a person of questionable honesty → 1784 US
► SHADY LADY a woman of questionable character, sexually or in her business dealings → M20 US sl.
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