Both Uses of
dubious
in
The Idiot
- How do you mean, the general?" said Lebedeff, dubiously, as though he had not taken in the drift of the prince's remark.†
Chpt 4.3dubiously = doubtfully or suspiciously
- He turned out to be neither count nor exile—at least, in the political sense of the word—but had had to leave his native land owing to some rather dubious affair of the past.†
Chpt 4.12 *dubious = doubtful; or suspicious; or full of uncertainty -- sometimes to indicate that something described as good is actually bad
Definition:
doubtful
in 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."