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    dubious
    /ˈdjuːbɪəs/

    adjective

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  2. DUBIOUS definition: 1. thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted: 2. feeling doubt or not feeling…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : unsettled in opinion : doubtful. I was dubious about the plan. 2. : giving rise to uncertainty: such as. a. : of doubtful promise or outcome. a dubious plan. b. : questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality. the practice is of dubious legality. dubiously adverb. dubiousness noun. Did you know?

  4. Dubious definition: doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt. See examples of DUBIOUS used in a sentence.

  5. If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. This claim seems to us to be rather dubious. Soho was still a highly dubious area. Those figures alone are a dubious basis for such a conclusion. dubiouslyadverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective/-ed]

  6. adjective. /ˈdjuːbiəs/ /ˈduːbiəs/ [not usually before noun] dubious (about something)/ (about doing something) (of a person) not certain about something and suspecting that something may be wrong; not knowing whether something is good or bad synonym doubtful. I was rather dubious about the whole idea. Kate looked dubious, but did as she was asked.

  7. adj. 1. marked by or causing doubt: a dubious reply. 2. unsettled in mind; uncertain; doubtful. 3. of doubtful quality; untrustworthy: a dubious reputation. 4. not certain in outcome. [C16: from Latin dubius wavering] ˈdubiouslyadv. ˈdubiousnessn.

  8. Definitions of 'dubious'. 1. If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. [...] 2. If you are dubious about something, you are not completely sure about it and have not yet made up your mind about it. [...] 3.

  9. DUBIOUS definition: 1. thought not to be completely true, honest, or legal: 2. not certain that something is good or…. Learn more.

  10. 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.

  11. Steve tells Catherine he wants to plead manslaughter on grounds of temporary insanity, but she looks dubious about the idea. The little priest rose with a distinctly dubious grimace. The use of cluster bombs seems morally dubious .