Both Uses of
dubious
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- It troubles me, this dubious escape route.†
Chpt 1dubious = doubtful; or suspicious; or full of uncertainty -- sometimes to indicate that something described as good is actually bad
- Because that, darling, He makes fresh for us every day, without a lot of dubious middle managers.
Chpt 3 *dubious = doubtful (potentially wrong or untrustworthy)
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."