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Dubious , a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See Two, and cf. Doubt.]
- Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. “Dubious policy.” Sir T. Scott.1913 Webster
A dubious, agitated state of mind.
Thackeray.1913 Webster - Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.1913 Webster
Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief.
Thackeray.1913 Webster - Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
Syn. -- Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf. Doubtful.
1913 Webster
- Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. “Dubious policy.”