DUBIOUS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

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.
a.

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.
a.

Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.


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