Both Uses of
dubious
in
The Pianist
- We thought his morals dubious and tried to avoid him.
Chpt 10 *dubious = doubtful (not to be relied upon)
- He proved a very dubious protector, however.†
Chpt 14dubious = doubtful; or suspicious; or full of uncertainty -- sometimes to indicate that something described as good is actually bad
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."