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The definition of dubious is something that is unlikely to be true.

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An example of dubious is a claim that the world is flat.

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See dubious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

causing doubt; ambiguous; vague: a dubious remark
feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
with the outcome undecided or hanging in the balance: dubious battle
rousing suspicion; questionable; shady: a dubious character

Origin: L dubiosus, doubtful < dubius, doubting, uncertain < du- < or akin to duo, two + IE base *bhu-, *bheu-, to be

Related Forms:

dubiously adverb
dubiousness noun

See dubious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
Arousing doubt; doubtful: a dubious distinction.
Of questionable character: dubious profits.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin dubius; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

duˈbi·ous·ly adverb

duˈbi·ous·ness noun

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