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dubious
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As an adjective, dubious means arousing doubt.
Meanings of dubious
5 meaningsadjective
of a statementmatterthingArousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
“After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.”
“They were renowned as people of dubious morals.”
of a personIn 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.”
chesschiefly of an opening moveGenerally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.
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”
Similar: doubtfulNot convinced
“they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).