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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dubious \Du"bi*ous\, 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. ``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. Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf {Doubtful}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dubious adj 1: 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" [syn: {doubtful}] 2: 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 [syn: {doubtful}, {dubitable}, {in question(p)}] 3: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
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