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Dubious

//ˈdu.bi.əs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

    "After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him."

  2. 2
    In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

    "She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate."

  3. 3
    Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt wordnet
  2. 2
    not convinced wordnet
  3. 3
    open to doubt or suspicion wordnet

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dubiusbor. English dubious From Latin dubius; like doubt, from Latin duo (cognate to English two), implying “two alternatives” (yes or no, true or false, etc.).

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