Dubiousadjective
(of a statement) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
âAfter he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.â;
Doubtfuladjective
Subject to, or causing doubt.
Dubiousadjective
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
âShe was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.â;
Doubtfuladjective
Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
Dubiousadjective
Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.
âA dubious, agitated state of mind.â;
Doubtfuladjective
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
Dubiousadjective
Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.
âWiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief.â;
Doubtfuladjective
(obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
Dubiousadjective
Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
Doubtfuladjective
Improbable or unlikely.
Dubiousadjective
fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
âthey were doubtful that the cord would holdâ; âit was doubtful whether she would be admittedâ; âdubious about agreeing to goâ;
Doubtfuladjective
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
Dubiousadjective
open to doubt or suspicion;
âthe candidate's doubtful pastâ; âhe has a dubious record indeedâ; âwhat one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright falseâ; âit was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thoughtâ;
Doubtfuladjective
Unclear or unreliable.
Dubiousadjective
not convinced;
âthey admitted the force of my argument but remained dubiousâ;
Doubtfulnoun
A doubtful person or thing.
Doubtfuladjective
Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.
âMethinks I should know you, and know this man;Yet I am doubtful.â; âWith doubtful feet and wavering resolution.â;
Doubtfuladjective
Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like.
âBeauty is but a vain and doubtful good.â; âIs it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the enemy of our peace, or even the doubtful friend [i. e., one as to whose sincerity there may be doubts]?â;
Doubtfuladjective
Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.
Doubtfuladjective
Of uncertain issue or event.
âWe . . . have sustained one day in doubtful fight.â; âThe strife between the two principles had been long, fierce, and doubtful.â;
Doubtfuladjective
Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.
âI am doubtful that you have been conjunctAnd bosomed with her.â;
Doubtfuladjective
open to doubt or suspicion;
âthe candidate's doubtful pastâ; âhe has a dubious record indeedâ; âwhat one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright falseâ; âit was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thoughtâ;
Doubtfuladjective
fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
âthey were doubtful that the cord would holdâ; âit was doubtful whether she would be admittedâ; âdubious about agreeing to goâ;
Doubtfuladjective
unsettled in mind or opinion;
âdrew a few tentative conclusionsâ;