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Dubious
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf. Doubtful.