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English Dictionary: dubious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dubious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): doubtful, dubious 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 Synonym(s): doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question(p) not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dubious \Du"bious\, 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. [bd]Dubious* policy.[b8] --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}.