dubious

[US]/ˈdjuːbiəs/
[UK]/ˈduːbiəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hesitating or doubting, suspicious, risky.

Example Sentences

He is a dubious character.

a painting of dubious value.

The tests have been shown to be of dubious validity.

Alex looked dubious, but complied.

dubious about agreeing to go;

dubious profits.See Synonyms at doubtful

timeshare has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods.

analyses based on dubious and untested assumptions.

He uses some dubious shifts to get money.

If his dubious transactions come to the notice of the authorities, he'll get it in the neck.

He has the dubious distinction of being the first railway baron to go bankrupt.

he holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for.

Whether this is true is questionable); often, however, it implies dubious morality, respectability, or propriety:

Real-world Examples

Wall Street is growing increasingly dubious as well.

Source: Newsweek

If you want to assign blame, you might look to your dubious parenting skills.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

" Friends..." he mused, dubious. " Or not, " I muttered.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Wozniak was dubious that they could sell them all.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

There was a time, not long ago, when the pursuit of that kind of satisfaction was considered morally dubious.

Source: New York Times

He looked dubious. " Did you ever sail a boat" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

The captain looked dubious. " Will you be safe, my lord" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

And those made the aether and its supposed properties more dubious.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Manock, dubious about Jobs's appearance, asked for the money up front.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

He was also known for conducting dubious anatomical experiments on his poorer and more tractable patients.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

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