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Dubious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dubious? [adj] fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" [adj] not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious" [adj] open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dubious: doubtful \| dubitable \| in question(p) \| incertain \| questionable \| uncertain \| unconvinced \| unsure Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dubious: a bit thick \| a bit thin \| absurd \| agnostic \| ambitendent \| ambivalent \| amoral \| arguable \| at issue \| at loose ends \| beguiling \| beyond belief \| capricious \| catchy \| changeable \| confutable \| conjectural \| conscienceless \| contestable \| controversial \| controvertible \| corrupt \| corrupted \| criminal \| crooked \| dark \| debatable \| deceiving \| deceptive \| delusive \| delusory \| deniable \| devious \| dishonest \| dishonorable \| disinclined \| disputable \| distrustful \| double-minded \| doubtable \| doubtful \| doubting \| dubitable \| equivocal \| evasive \| fallacious \| false \| felonious \| fence-sitting \| fence-straddling \| fickle \| fishy \| fly-by-night \| fraudulent \| from Missouri \| hallucinatory \| hard of belief \| hard to believe \| hardly possible \| hesitant \| Humean \| iffy \| ill-got \| ill-gotten \| illusive \| illusory \| immoral \| implausible \| improbable \| in dispute \| in doubt \| in dubio \| in question \| inconceivable \| incredible \| incredulous \| indecisive \| indirect \| infirm of purpose \| insecure \| insidious \| irresolute \| irresolved \| leery \| mercurial \| misleading \| mistakable \| mistrustful \| mistrusting \| moot \| more than doubtful \| mugwumpian \| mugwumpish \| mutable \| not deserving belief \| not kosher \| of two minds \| open \| open to doubt \| open to question \| open to suspicion \| passing belief \| preposterous \| problematic \| Pyrrhonic \| questionable \| questioning \| refutable \| reluctant \| ridiculous \| rocky \| rotten \| scrupulous \| shady \| shaky \| shameless \| shifty \| shy \| sinister \| skeptic \| skeptical \| slippery \| speculative \| staggering belief \| suppositional \| suspect \| suspecting \| suspicious \| tall \| thick \| thin \| tottery \| treacherous \| trickish \| tricksy \| tricky \| trustless \| unbelievable \| uncertain \| unclear \| unconscienced \| unconscientious \| unconscionable \| unconvincing \| undecided \| undependable \| underhand \| underhanded \| undetermined \| unearthly \| unethical \| ungodly \| unhealthy \| unimaginable \| unlikely \| unpredictable \| unprincipled \| unpromising \| unreliable \| unresolved \| unsafe \| unsavory \| unscrupulous \| unsettled \| unsound \| unstable \| unsteady \| unstraightforward \| unsure \| unthinkable \| untrusting \| untrustworthy \| untrusty \| unworthy of belief \| wary \| without remorse \| without shame See Also \| Dubious In Webster's Dictionary \Du"bi*ous\, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See {Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.] 1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. ``Dubious policy.'' --Sir T. Scott. A dubious, agitated state of mind. --Thackeray. 2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer. Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief. --Thackeray. 3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle. Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf. {Doubtful}.

Dubious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dubious?

[adj] fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
[adj] not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
[adj] open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney

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Dubious In Webster's Dictionary

\Du"bi*ous\, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See
{Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.]
1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt;
   wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. ``Dubious policy.''
   --Sir T. Scott.

         A dubious, agitated state of mind. --Thackeray.

2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal;
   questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.

         Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious
         pocket handkerchief.                  --Thackeray.

3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.

Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal;
     uncertain. Cf. {Doubtful}.

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