Both Uses of
dubious
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- As soon as a child received this dubious recognition, the other children turned on him and duplicated the teacher's torments.†
Chpt 19
- "If that's what you want..." she began, dubiously.
Chpt 45 *dubiously = doubtfully
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."