Dubious Definition

do͝obē-əs, dyo͝o-
adjective
Causing doubt; ambiguous; vague.
A dubious remark.
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Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical.
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With the outcome undecided or hanging in the balance.
Dubious battle.
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Rousing suspicion; questionable; shady.
A dubious character.
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Origin of Dubious

  • From Latin dubius dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dubius.

    From Wiktionary

Dubious Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • But it has a very dubious right to the name.

  • Time-honoured custom had hitherto reckoned primogeniture in the male line as the best 'title to the Russian crown; in the ustav of 1722 Peter denounced primogeniture in general as a stupid, dangerous, and even unscriptural practice of dubious origin.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUB

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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dubious

Words Starting With D and Ending With S

Starts With D & Ends With SStarts With DU & Ends With SStarts With D & Ends With US

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With S