Both Uses of
dubious
in
Snow Falling on Cedars
- It was important that his character be adapted to this, otherwise his chances of success were dubious.†
Chpt 4
- The DeSoto, he knew, was a dubious snow car.
Chpt 22 *dubious = doubtful (not to be relied upon)
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."