All 4 Uses of
dubious
in
Amistad
- This left the Cuban administration and other colonial governments free to pervert the already dubious arrangement.†
Chpt 1.2
- The Treaty of 1795's coverage of this event is dubious at best and should be subject to trial within the auspices of the court.†
Chpt 2.7
- Baldwin had the dubious task of approaching Judson to ask for a postponement.
Chpt 2.9 *dubious = full of uncertainty
- The arrangement would be dubious in the eyes of the law but all involved felt comfortable enough as long as a certain level of discretion was maintained.†
Chpt 2.9
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."