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US
/ˈdubiəs/
]
[ UK /djˈuːbɪəs/ ]
[ UK /djˈuːbɪəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not convinced
they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious -
open to doubt or suspicion
what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false
the candidate's doubtful past
he has a dubious record indeed
it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought -
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
dubious about agreeing to go
they were doubtful that the cord would hold
it was doubtful whether she would be admitted
How To Use dubious In A Sentence
- One of only two remaining alligator species in the world, this reptile has the dubious distinction of being the planet's most endangered species.
- As the passage continues there is a section of rotten flooring supported on dubious stemples just above head height.
- He begins by accepting the very dubious identification of her with the ‘woman who was a sinner’ and who anointed the feet of Christ.
- The Russians would take a small slice at a time via dubious but not too provocative measures until the whole salami is gone. Archive 2008-06-01
- There are many alternatives to equities that can prove to be equally dubious while being wrapped in a cloak of respectability. Times, Sunday Times
- This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.
- Philosophy aims only at the truth, not at mere persuasion regardless of truth, which is a dubious enterprise in both its intentions and its methods.
- Take the hustlers, beggars and streetwalkers who ply their dubious services along Beach Road and some of the other popular streets in the area, for example.
- The evidence needed for sound policymaking should thus be much more comprehensive than attempts to extrapolate dubious principles from the findings of controlled trials.
- His background is a trifle dubious, to say the least.