tvivelaktig

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Swedish

Etymology

tvivel +‎ -aktig, like German zweifelhaft

Adjective

tvivelaktig (comparative tvivelaktigare, superlative tvivelaktigast)

  1. questionable, dubious (that can hardly be trusted)
    ett tvivelaktigt påstående
    a questionable claim
  2. dubious, questionable (of a person)
    • 1968, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics and music), “Somliga går med trasiga skor [Some people walk in tattered shoes]”, in Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person [Ten beautiful songs and Personal Person]‎:
      Jag är en tvivelaktig figur. Duger ej mycket till. Bakom ett hörn står döden på lur. Han tar mig när han vill.
      I'm a dubious figure. Not good for much. Behind a corner, Death lurks. He'll take me whenever he pleases.

Declension

Inflection of tvivelaktig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tvivelaktig tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigast
neuter singular tvivelaktigt tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigast
plural tvivelaktiga tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigast
masculine plural2 tvivelaktige tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tvivelaktige tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigaste
all tvivelaktiga tvivelaktigare tvivelaktigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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