5
unrespectable(adjective, careless, inferior, dishonest, shameful)
5
wicked(adjective, wrong, dirty, corrupt, foul)
4
artful(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, tricky, sly)
4
crepuscular(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
4
cunning(adjective, smooth, false, dishonest, deceitful)
4
debatable(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, shaky, dubious)
4
dirty(adjective, bad, wrong, nasty, cruel)
4
discreditable(adjective, careless, inferior, vile, shameful)
4
foxy(adjective, dishonest, deceitful, dubious, suspicious)
4
guileful(adjective, smooth, false, dishonest, cunning)
4
indefinite(uncertain, doubtful, shaky, dubious, unlikely)
4
inglorious(adjective, nasty, careless, shameful, suspicious)
4
insidious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, dubious)
4
mysterious(adjective, unusual, strange, uncertain, doubtful)
4
nebulous(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
not kosher(expression, dubious, suspect)
4
opaque(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
peculiar(adjective, unusual, strange, dubious, suspect)
4
perfidious(adjective, false, dishonest, immoral, deceitful)
4
problematic(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, shaky)
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