Dubious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Dubious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Adjective

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"

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"

doubtful dubious dubitable in question

not convinced

"they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

dubious

Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

"The witness gave a dubious account of what he saw, making it hard for anyone to trust his story."

Example Sentences

"they were doubtful that the cord would hold" adjective

"it was doubtful whether she would be admitted" adjective

"dubious about agreeing to go" adjective

"the candidate's doubtful past" adjective

"he has a dubious record indeed" adjective

"what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false" adjective

"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought" adjective

"they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious" adjective