dubious
duvidoso
definition
adjective
Alex looked dubious, but complied
hesitating or doubting.
extremely dubious assumptions
not to be relied upon; suspect.
translation of 'dubious'
adjective
dúbio,
duvidoso,
hesitante,
incerto
example
His primary sources include most if not all the standard references on the subject along with one or two of 'dubious' value.
Before the war, the submarine was regarded as a morally 'dubious' weapon, subject to international agreements.
Finally, the model's 'dubious' assumption is that current valuation levels are approximately correct.
‘People who might be 'dubious' about standing somewhere waiting for a bus may be more encouraged to do so if they know exactly when the bus is due,’ he said.
As such, it asks us to accept the 'dubious' assumptions that interval returns are normally distributed and independent.
An important part of the answer, I think, lies in exposing a number of 'dubious' assumptions about human psychology.
And it spends billions each year in social welfare programs that are endlessly duplicative and of 'dubious' value.
I am also extremely 'dubious' about grand projects.
On the flip side, the district has the 'dubious' distinction of registering the highest number of cases of atrocities against women.
For these reasons, reflective foil on board insulation is of 'dubious' value.
You are asking us to be careful about adopting assumptions which are founded on rather 'dubious' ground and would subvert our intentions, good as they may be.
He just enjoys exploring the morally 'dubious' aspects of it, and exploring difficult situations.
However, those often rely on 'dubious' assumptions.
I'm not objecting to the Food Museum, of course, but I am somewhat 'dubious' about the prospect of a hundred thousand visitors per year.
One direct result of this vicious circle was that many parents remained 'dubious' about the quality of non-government education.
However, councillors were 'dubious' about visiting the site.
Another Horsforth man claimed the 'dubious' distinction of becoming the first English serviceman to be captured by the Germans - just one day after war broke out.
When it comes to sharing your faith, gimmicks are of 'dubious' value.
Aurillac, a lovely city at the foot of the Cantal mountains, has the 'dubious' distinction of being the prefecture in France furthest from a motorway.
I'm just a bit more 'dubious' about the odds of this happening than Hewitt.
Many of us were perhaps blinded by this hitherto unknown quality of sincerity, allowing it to eclipse the 'dubious' methodologies upon which the plethora of information was based.
He may have been 'dubious' about some of the more outlandish changes that had occurred in journalism but it was always in a good-humoured way.
I have become more 'dubious' about the last point.
Characters are rootless, without orientation, almost unaware that their behaviour is morally 'dubious' .
It's all in a good cause, people used to say, but Elizabeth felt that almost any action she took at this point would be of 'dubious' value.
She was a bit 'dubious' about it at first but now she is getting used to it and people adore her everywhere we go.
They weren't always on the side of good, and even when they were, they still regularly made morally 'dubious' judgements, but they were always true to their natures.
I was pretty 'dubious' about it when I was a journalist, but now I think it's remarkably ineffectual.
His democratic credentials are highly 'dubious' and suspect.
For a start, the whole idea of reciprocity and empowerment seems morally 'dubious' to me.
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