dubious

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  2. adjective open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney
  3. adjective not convinced

Etymology

From Latin dubius; like doubt, from Latin duo (cognate to English two), implying “two alternatives” (yes or no, true or false, etc.).

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Synonyms

doubtful

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