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1. (adj.) dubious
marked by or occasioning doubt; equivocal:
a dubious reply.
2. dubious
of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable:
a dubious compliment.
3. dubious
of uncertain outcome.
4. dubious
wavering in opinion; inclined to doubt; hesitant.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L dubius; see -ous)
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| Definition of 'dubious' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) doubtful, dubious
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"
2. (adj) doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question(p)
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
3. (adj) dubious
not convinced
"they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
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| Definition of 'dubious' |
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1. (adj) dubious
doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined
2. (adj) dubious
occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer
3. (adj) dubious
of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle
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Sense: doubtful
I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.
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 Afrikaans: onseker, twyfelagtig |
 Arabic: شاكُّ، مُشْتَبِه |
 Bulgarian: колеблив |
 Brazilian: duvidoso |
 Czech: pochybující, nejistý |
 German: im Zweifel |
 Danish: tvivlsom |
 Greek: αβέβαιος, αμφίβολος |
 Spanish: dudoso |
 Estonian: kahtlev |
 Farsi: مردد |
 Finnish: epäilyttävä |
 French: hésitant, incertain |
 Hebrew: מְפַקפֵּק |
 Hindi: अनिश्चित, संदेहजनक |
 Croatian: dvojben |
 Hungarian: bizonytalan, kétséges |
 Indonesian: meragukan |
 Icelandic: efins, hikandi |
 Italian: dubbioso, incerto |
 Japanese: 半信半疑の |
 Korean: 의심스러운 |
 Lithuanian: abejojantis |
 Latvian: šaubīties |
 Malay: sangsi |
 Dutch: twijfelachtig |
 Norwegian: tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom |
 Polish: pełen wątpliwości |
 Persian: مشكوك |
 Pashto: شكمن |
 Portuguese: duvidoso |
 Romanian: nesigur, sceptic |
 Russian: сомневающийся |
 Slovak: neistý, pochybný |
 Slovenian: negotov |
 Serbian: sumnjičav |
 Swedish: tveksam |
 Thai: สงสัย |
 Turkish: kuşkulu |
 Taiwanese: 半信半疑的 |
 Ukrainian: схильний до сумніву; той, |
 Urdu: مذبذب |
 Vietnamese: hoài nghi |
 Chinese: 半信半疑的 |
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