All 9 Uses of
dubious
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Last month, much to Langdon's embarrassment, Boston Magazine had listed him as one of that city's top ten most intriguing peopleāa dubious honor that made him the brunt of endless ribbing by his Harvard colleagues.†
Chpt 1
- Everyone in class gave him a dubious look.†
Chpt 19-20
- Sophie looked dubious.†
Chpt 53-54
- To my taste, the authors made some dubious leaps of faith in their analysis,
Chpt 59-60 *dubious = doubtful (not to be relied upon)
- The men exchanged dubious giggles and off-color jokes.†
Chpt 73-74
- The pilot looked dubious.†
Chpt 75-76
- Gettum looked dubious.†
Chpt 91-92
- Langdon and Sophie sat patiently in front of the screen and waited through two more dubious returns.†
Chpt 95-96
- Sophie looked dubious.†
Chpt 97-98
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."