dubious
adjective
doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt.
dubiousness
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a word derived from
dubious.
Example Sentences
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The price decline probably also reflects a dubiousness that rescheduling will actually happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Kurt Krause, a lawyer representing one of the fake electors, John Haggard, said in court Thursday that “the probability of conviction is low, given the dubiousness of the factual basis asserted by the government.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
An exact timeline for the rollout of the update was not given and Samsung did not address the dubiousness of popular benchmarking apps being excluded from throttling.
From The Verge ● Mar. 4, 2022
I found the novel’s defensiveness about the moral dubiousness of its aesthetic project kind of charming, but also frustrating.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
“Y-e-s,” answered Judith, with provoking dubiousness and a wicked little smile.
From Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell
