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[ doo-bee-uhs, dyoo- ] / ˈdu bi əs, ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dubious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedoubtful; 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 dubious1540–50; <Latin dubius;see -ous SYNONYMS FOR dubious1 equivocal, ambiguous, obscure, unclear. 4 undecided, uncertain, hesitant, fluctuating. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dubious ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for dubious4. See doubtful. OTHER WORDS FROM dubiousdu·bi·ous·ly, adverbdu·bi·ous·ness, nounsu·per·du·bi·ous, adjectivesu·per·du·bi·ous·ly, adverb su·per·du·bi·ous·ness, nounun·du·bi·ous, adjectiveun·du·bi·ous·ly, adverbun·du·bi·ous·ness, noun Words nearby dubiousdu Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety, Dubin Johnson syndrome, Dubinsky, dubious, dubitable, dubitation, dubitative, Dublin, Dublin Bay prawn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dubiousDomestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace. Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Krivov was arrested in October 2012, on the dubious charges of participation in “mass riots.” Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST We kindly inform these little jokers with the dubious jokes that they risk judicial proceedings they may not find funny at all. French Freak-Out Over Creepy Clowns|Tracy McNicoll|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Louisiana university has turned into a nanny state, issuing a campus smoking ban of dubious legality. The University Of New Orleans’ Cigarette Ban Is Total BS|Chloé Valdary|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The British detectives have since interviewed countless witnesses and cleared a number of dubious suspects in the case. Does a Perv Know Maddie McCann’s Fate?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST He gave a dubious response; George could win his recognition as king by extirpating heresy, and he promised to send legates. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II|Henry Charles Lea "Not actually," was the counsel—of dubious comfort—from the other. Wanted: A Husband|Samuel Hopkins Adams O'Toole was told to be as dumb as an oyster as to ourselves, but wide awake as to the designs of our dubious friends. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various A dubious Friedrich, to the French spy, at this moment; nothing like so admirable as he once was! History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle It is dubious whether it has much changed since, unless to become worse. The Rebel Chief|Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for dubious
adjectivemarked by or causing doubta dubious reply unsettled in mind; uncertain; doubtful of doubtful quality; untrustworthya dubious reputation not certain in outcome Derived forms of dubiousdubiously, adverbdubiousness, nounWord Origin for dubiousC16: from Latin dubius wavering Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dubiousquestionable, skeptical, unclear, uncertain, equivocal, hesitant, improbable, problematic, shady, suspicious, arguable, fishy, unreliable, unsure, reluctant, debatable, unconvinced, ambiguous, doubtful, chancy |