All 4 Uses of
dubious
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The inquiring farmer would edge away and shake his head dubiously.†
Chpt 4-6
- "You see, he's not a coarse, ignorant man, for he was well brought up," said Matthew, dubiously.†
Chpt 31-33
- "I don't see that 'tis any business of ours," Smallbury murmured dubiously.
Chpt 52-54 *dubiously = doubtfully
- "But is it safe, ma'am, after what's been said?" asked her companion, dubiously.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(dubious) doubtfulin various senses, including:
- questionable or doubtful that something should be relied upon -- as in "The argument relies on a dubious assumption."
- suspicious or doubtful that something is morally proper -- as in "The company is accused of using dubious sales practices to influence minors."
- bad or of questionable value -- as in "The state has the dubious distinction of the highest taxes."
- uncertain or doubtful -- as in "She is dubious about making the change."