Both Uses of
dubious
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Mr. Mowen glanced up dubiously: he could not tell whether the answer was intended to apply to him or to the young man.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- They had been buying machinery from doubtful owners in sales of dubious legality, since nobody could tell who had the right to dispose of the great, dead properties, and nobody would come to challenge the transactions.†
Chpt 2.5
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."