Fishy
Fishy adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Usage example: something's fishy about the way he's acting
Problematic and fishy are semantically related. in doubtful topic. In some cases you can use "Problematic" instead an adjective "Fishy".
Problematic
Problematic adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Usage example: whether we should even bother finishing the project at this point is problematic
Fishy and problematic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fishy" instead an adjective "Problematic".
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