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dubious
[doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-]
adjective
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.
dubious
/ ˈdjuːbɪəs /
adjective
marked by or causing doubt
a dubious reply
unsettled in mind; uncertain; doubtful
of doubtful quality; untrustworthy
a dubious reputation
not certain in outcome
Other Word Forms
- dubiously adverb
- dubiousness noun
- superdubious adjective
- superdubiously adverb
- superdubiousness noun
- undubious adjective
- undubiously adverb
- undubiousness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dubious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dubious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
ObamaCare passed in 2010 because Democrats had 60 Senate votes after a dubious recount gave Al Franken a victory in Minnesota.
That did not stop most pundits from granting them the dubious distinction of being - along with Real Oviedo - favourites to drop straight back into the second tier.
It was awarded the dubious title of “Most Expensive Place to Buy a Home in New York” by The Wall Street Journal earlier this year.
He’s now filed a dubious lawsuit piling onto Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that Tylenol is dangerous for pregnant women.
“Making it easier and less costly for insurers to deny claims, or for patients to file potentially dubious claims, could further gum up an already overloaded system rather than smoothing out the process.”
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