dubiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈdjuːbɪəs/,

/ˈdʒuːbɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈd(j)ubiəs/

Etymology: < Latin dubiōsus doubtful, < dubium doubt, neuter of dubius doubtful.

a. Objectively doubtful; fraught with doubt or uncertainty; uncertain, undetermined; indistinct, ambiguous, vague.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccviij To abide the fortune of battayle, which is euer dubious and vncertayne.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. iii. §8 In what year of his raign, is very dubious.

1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. §8 Dubious propositions..are distinguished into probable, or improbable.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 100 He joins a dubious friend against a known benefactor.

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things Life The faint and dubious rays of crepuscular light.

1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey iv. 350 A dubious honour.

b. Of uncertain issue or result.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective]

unsicker?c1225

uncertaina1382

unsadc1384

untristya1387

untrustya1387

unsurec1412

falliblec1425

slipperc1430

ficklea1450

frivol1488

slidder?a1500

casuala1535

slippery1548

slippy1548

failable1561

doubtful1562

lubricious1584

slope1587

queasy1589

unconfirmedc1592

nice1598

catching1603

loose1603

precary1606

ambiguous1612

treacherous1612

unsafe1615

unsureda1616

precarious1626

lubric1631

dubious1635

lubricous1646

unestablished1646

unfixed1654

unsecure?a1685

unreliable1810

unproven1836

untrustworthy1846

shady1848

wobbly1877

Kaffir1899

independable1921

dodgy1961

temperamental1962

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > undecided

doubtful1562

drawn1610

middle1625

dubious1635

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 181 The fight was no lesse dubious than dangerous.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 104 His utmost power..oppos'd In dubious Battel on the Plains of Heav'n.

1875 A. Helps Self-discipline in Ess. 16 A dubious deadly struggle which had terminated in his favour.

†c. dubious acids n. Old Chemistry see quot. 1728. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Acid Dubious Acids, are those which do not retain enough of the Acid Nature to give sensible Marks thereof on the Taste, but agree with the Manifest Acids in some other Properties.

d. Of questionable or suspected character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > possibly

questionable1788

doubtful1838

dubious1860

society > morality > moral evil > [adjective] > immoral or unethical > of doubtful morality

murky1779

questionable1788

doubtful1838

dubious1860

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 25 A large bed, covered with clothes of the most dubious black-brown hue.

1884 L. J. Jennings in Croker Papers I. vi. 158 She had been absent from England..oftentimes in very dubious company.

1893 Bookman June 83/1 Having got into evil odour by their dubious gains.

2. Subjectively doubtful; wavering or fluctuating in opinion; hesitating; inclined to doubt.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 189 Though I beleeve..yet am I somewhat dubious in beleeving.

1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence v. 220 Uncertain Ballancings and Fluctuations of a dubious Will.

1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper I. ii. 40 [She] raised her eyebrows with a dubious expression.

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure xiv. 198 I followed them, dubious as to whether I should ultimately interfere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dubious
释义	dubiousadj. Brit. /ˈdjuːbɪəs/, /ˈdʒuːbɪəs/, U.S. /ˈd(j)ubiəs/ Etymology: < Latin dubiōsus doubtful, < dubium doubt, neuter of dubius doubtful. 1. a. Objectively doubtful; fraught with doubt or uncertainty; uncertain, undetermined; indistinct, ambiguous, vague. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccviij To abide the fortune of battayle, which is euer dubious and vncertayne. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. iii. §8 In what year of his raign, is very dubious. 1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. §8 Dubious propositions..are distinguished into probable, or improbable. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. viii. 100 He joins a dubious friend against a known benefactor. 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things Life The faint and dubious rays of crepuscular light. 1868 A. P. Stanley Hist. Mem. Westm. Abbey iv. 350 A dubious honour. b. Of uncertain issue or result. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] unsicker?c1225 uncertaina1382 unsadc1384 untristya1387 untrustya1387 unsurec1412 falliblec1425 slipperc1430 ficklea1450 frivol1488 slidder?a1500 casuala1535 slippery1548 slippy1548 failable1561 doubtful1562 lubricious1584 slope1587 queasy1589 unconfirmedc1592 nice1598 catching1603 loose1603 precary1606 ambiguous1612 treacherous1612 unsafe1615 unsureda1616 precarious1626 lubric1631 dubious1635 lubricous1646 unestablished1646 unfixed1654 unsecure?a1685 unreliable1810 unproven1836 untrustworthy1846 shady1848 wobbly1877 Kaffir1899 independable1921 dodgy1961 temperamental1962 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > undecided doubtful1562 drawn1610 middle1625 dubious1635 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 181 The fight was no lesse dubious than dangerous. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 104 His utmost power..oppos'd In dubious Battel on the Plains of Heav'n. View more context for this quotation 1875 A. Helps Self-discipline in Ess. 16 A dubious deadly struggle which had terminated in his favour. †c. dubious acids n. Old Chemistry see quot. 1728. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Acid Dubious Acids, are those which do not retain enough of the Acid Nature to give sensible Marks thereof on the Taste, but agree with the Manifest Acids in some other Properties. d. Of questionable or suspected character. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > possibly questionable1788 doubtful1838 dubious1860 society > morality > moral evil > [adjective] > immoral or unethical > of doubtful morality murky1779 questionable1788 doubtful1838 dubious1860 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 25 A large bed, covered with clothes of the most dubious black-brown hue. 1884 L. J. Jennings in Croker Papers I. vi. 158 She had been absent from England..oftentimes in very dubious company. 1893 Bookman June 83/1 Having got into evil odour by their dubious gains. 2. Subjectively doubtful; wavering or fluctuating in opinion; hesitating; inclined to doubt. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 189 Though I beleeve..yet am I somewhat dubious in beleeving. 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence v. 220 Uncertain Ballancings and Fluctuations of a dubious Will. 1865 M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper I. ii. 40 [She] raised her eyebrows with a dubious expression. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure xiv. 198 I followed them, dubious as to whether I should ultimately interfere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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