douteux
French
Etymology
From doute + -eux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du.tø/
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Adjective
douteux (feminine douteuse, masculine plural douteux, feminine plural douteuses)
- doubtful, uncertain, questionable (issue, outcome, date etc.)
- dubious, questionable (morals, qualities etc.)
- rather unclean (piece of clothing)
- Son complet sombre était élimé, sa chemise douteuse, la cravate mal nouée.
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Related terms
- doute
- douter
Further reading
- “douteux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Adjective
douteux m
- (Jersey) doubtful
Derived terms
- douteusement (“doubtfully”)