dubious
doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.
Origin of dubious
1synonym study For dubious
Other words for dubious
Other words from dubious
- du·bi·ous·ly, adverb
- du·bi·ous·ness, noun
- su·per·du·bi·ous, adjective
- su·per·du·bi·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·du·bi·ous·ness, noun
- un·du·bi·ous, adjective
- un·du·bi·ous·ly, adverb
- un·du·bi·ous·ness, noun
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How to use dubious in a sentence
Another reason might have been the dubiousness with which the tactics of the so-called New Journalism were viewed.
Diogenes eyed her with a dubiousness that soon became certainty.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthyI'll just keep on being puzzled quietly and without indicating the slightest magneto-ionic dubiousness, if you'd rather.
Where I Wasn't Going | Walt Richmond"I really fear sometimes that you cannot," he said, with a dubiousness approaching anger.
Jude the Obscure | Thomas HardyShe could not accept a 'perhaps' that cast dubiousness on her disinterested championship.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete | George Meredith
I did not overlook the evils of constraint and the dubiousness as to the character of the master I should choose.
Arthur Mervyn | Charles Brockden Brown
British Dictionary definitions for dubious
/ (ˈdjuːbɪəs) /
marked by or causing doubt: a dubious reply
unsettled in mind; uncertain; doubtful
of doubtful quality; untrustworthy: a dubious reputation
not certain in outcome
Origin of dubious
1Derived forms of dubious
- dubiously, adverb
- dubiousness, noun
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