Both Uses of
dubious
in
The Ultimate Gift
- Ruth was seated at the far end of the table with her dubious husband and offspring.†
Chpt 1
- Jason stared at me dubiously and said, "I thought I was supposed to be learning about family."
Chpt 8 *dubiously = with doubt or uncertainty
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."