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umbrageous(light, cool, shade, informal)
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infamous(vile, shameful, suspicious, dishonorable)
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unscrupulous(bad, wrong, false, corrupt)
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untrustworthy(false, corrupt, uncertain, dishonest)
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vague(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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louche
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tricky(false, corrupt, dishonest, immoral)
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corrupt(bad, wrong, false, vicious)
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devious(corrupt, dishonest, immoral, cunning)
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queer(unusual, strange, odd, dubious)
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slippery(bad, wrong, false, dishonest)
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underhand(bad, wrong, false, corrupt)
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clouded(dull, dark, gloomy, uncertain)
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fly-by-night(bad, wrong, uncertain, dishonest)
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foul(dirty, corrupt, dishonest, raw)
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fraudulent(fake, false, counterfeit, corrupt)
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funny(unusual, strange, dubious, suspect)
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overcast(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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shadowed(cool, dark, dusky, covered)
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uncertain(honest, doubtful, unsettled, vague)
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