Definitions for: Dubious


[adj] 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"
[adj] not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
[adj] 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



Webster (1913) Definition: Du"bi*ous, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See
Two, and cf. Doubt.]
1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt;
wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. ``Dubious policy.''
--Sir T. Scott.

A dubious, agitated state of mind. --Thackeray.

2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal;
questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.

Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious
pocket handkerchief. --Thackeray.

3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.

Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal;
uncertain. Cf. Doubtful.

Synonyms: doubtful, dubitable, in question(p), incertain, questionable, uncertain, unconvinced, unsure

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