All 3 Uses of
dubious
in
City of Bones
- Simon looked dubious. "What makes you think so?"
Chpt 3 *dubious = doubtful
- "I get that but, no offense, this place is a dump," Simon said, looking dubiously at the bent iron fence that surrounded the ancient building, the trash piled up beside the steps.†
Chpt 9dubiously = doubtfully or suspiciously
- The Clave isn't going to like this," said Alec dubiously.†
Chpt 13
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."