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Definition
doubtful
in various senses, including:
- doubtful that something should be relied upon — as in "The argument relies on a dubious assumption."
- 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."
- doubtful or uncertain — as in "She is dubious about making the change."
- After navigating several torchlit corridors, we burst into a crowded modem bakery that, according to the menu board, had the dubious name THE LEVEL TEN VEGAN.p. 176.3
- I found this dubious, since Paolo was prone to serious injury, but as a god, I had learned never to turn down offerings.p. 213.9
There are no more uses of "dubious" in The Hidden Oracle.
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