| quackery | n methods of a quack, cara mengubat yg palsu: ~ and other doubtful medical practices, cara mengubat yg palsu dan amalan-amalan perubatan lain yg meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| doubtful | adj 1. feeling doubt, having misgivings, (berasa) ragu-ragu: I’m still ~ about the result, saya masih ragu-ragu ttg keputusan itu; the management was ~ of the wisdom of her actions, pihak pengurusan berasa ragu-ragu ttg kebijaksanaan tindakannya; you look ~, kamu kelihatan ragu-ragu; 2. causing doubt, meragukan, menyangsikan, menimbulkan /keraguan, kesangsian/: his account of the incident is rather ~, ceritanya ttg kejadian itu meragukan; a ~ reply, jawapan yg meragukan; 3. debatable, diragui: it’s ~ whether we can meet the deadline, adalah diragui sama ada kita dapat menepati tarikh akhir; 4. unsettled, belum tentu (lagi): the future seems ~, masa depan belum tentu lagi; 5. questionable, causing suspicion, mencurigakan: his travel documents looked ~, so we had them checked out, dokumen perjalanannya mencurigakan, jadi kami memeriksanya; a ~ character, orang yg mencurigakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reason | 2. justification, explanation, alasan: give me your ~s for doing it, berikan saya alasan-alasan kamu melakukannya; there’s no ~ to doubt his words, tdk ada alasan utk meragukan kata-katanya; 3. faculty of thinking, comprehending rationally, kebolehan menaakul: animals do not have ~, haiwan tdk mempunyai kebolehan menaakul; 4. common sense, kemunasabahan, munasabah: there is ~ in what you say, apa yg kamu katakan itu munasabah | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dubious | adj 1. (not certain) ragu-ragu; (not certain as well as suspicious) was-was, curiga, ragu-ragu: I am ~ about the wisdom of the plan, saya ragu-ragu ttg kebijakan rancangan itu; after observing her movements I became ~ about her motives, selepas memperhatikan gerak-gerinya, saya menjadi curiga ttg motifnya; 2. causing doubt, diragui, disangsikan, dicurigai: he failed to get the job because of his ~ record, dia gagal mendapat pekerjaan itu krn rekodnya yg diragui; I wouldn’t trust such a ~ character to run my business, saya tdk akan mempercayai orang yg dicurigai spt itu utk menjalankan perniagaan saya; a scheme of ~ advantage, rancangan yg faedahnya diragui; 3. uncertain (in result) belum pasti: the consequences of such an action is still ~, akibat tindakan spt itu masih belum pasti; 4. (ironical) questionable, meragukan: that certainly was a ~ compliment, pujian itu memang meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |