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Swedish
Etymology
tvivel + -aktig, like German zweifelhaft
Adjective
tvivelaktig (comparative tvivelaktigare, superlative tvivelaktigast)
- questionable, dubious (that can hardly be trusted)
ett tvivelaktigt påstående- a questionable claim
- 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
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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