English-Thai Dictionary

dubious

ADJ สงสัย  ไม่แน่ใจ  doubtful in doubt questionable definite certain song-sai

 

dubiously

ADV อย่าง สงสัย  yang-song-sai

 

dubiousness

N ความสงสัย  ความ ไม่แน่ใจ  uncertainty doubtfulness kwam-song-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DUBIOUS

a.[L. See Doubt. The primary sense is probably to turn or to waver. ] 1. Doubtful; wavering or fluctuating in opinion; not settled; not determined; as, the mind is in a dubious state.
2. Uncertain; that of which the truth is not ascertained or known; as a dubious question.
3. Not clear; not plain; as dubious light.
4. Of uncertain event or issue.
In dubious battle.

 

DUBIOUSLY

adv. Doubtfully; uncertainly; without any determination.

 

DUBIOUSNESS

n. 1. Doubtfulness; a state of wavering and indecision of mind; as, he speaks with dubiousness.
2. Uncertainty; as the dubiousness of the question.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUBIOUS

Du "bi *ous, a. Etym: [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See Two, and cf. Doubt. ]

 

1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. "Dubious policy. " Sir T. Scott. A dubious, agitated state of mind. Thackeray.

 

2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer. Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief. Thackeray.

 

3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.

 

Syn. -- Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf. Doubtful.

 

DUBIOUSLY

DUBIOUSLY Du "bi *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dubious manner.

 

DUBIOUSNESS

DUBIOUSNESS Du "bi *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: State of being dubious.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dubious

du bi ous |ˈd (y )o͞obēəs ˈd (j )ubiəs | ▶adjective 1 hesitating or doubting: Alex looked dubious, but complied. 2 not to be relied upon; suspect: extremely dubious assumptions. • morally suspect: time-sharing has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods. • of questionable value: she earned the dubious distinction of being the lowest-paid teacher in the nation. DERIVATIVES du bi ous ly adverb, du bi ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Latin dubiosus, from dubium ‘a doubt, ’ neuter of dubius ‘doubtful. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dubious

dubious |ˈdjuːbɪəs | ▶adjective 1 hesitating or doubting: I was rather dubious about the whole idea. 2 not to be relied upon; suspect: extremely dubious assumptions. • morally suspect: timeshare has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods. • of questionable value: he holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for. DERIVATIVES dubiously adverb, dubiousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin dubiosus, from dubium ‘a doubt ’, neuter of dubius ‘doubtful ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dubious

dubious adjective 1 I was rather dubious about the idea: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, hesitant; undecided, indefinite, unresolved, up in the air; vacillating, irresolute; skeptical, suspicious; informal iffy. ANTONYMS certain, definite. 2 dubious business practices: suspicious, suspect, untrustworthy, unreliable, questionable; informal shady, fishy. ANTONYMS trustworthy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dubious

dubious adjective 1 I was rather dubious about the whole idea: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, in doubt, hesitant; undecided, unsettled, unconfirmed, undetermined, indefinite, unresolved, up in the air; wavering, vacillating, irresolute, in a quandary, in a dilemma, on the horns of a dilemma; sceptical, suspicious; informal iffy. ANTONYMS certain, definite. 2 a dubious businessman: suspicious, suspect, under suspicion, untrustworthy, unreliable, undependable, questionable; informal shady, fishy, funny, not kosher; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS trustworthy. 3 she gave him a dubious reply: equivocal, ambiguous, indeterminate, indefinite, unclear, vague, imprecise, hazy, puzzling, enigmatic, cryptic; open to question, debatable, questionable. ANTONYMS decisive, clear, definite.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dubious

du bi ous /d j úːbiəs /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 (真偽がわからず )【事 物を 】疑っている , 疑わしいと思う «about , of » ▸ I was dubious about the merits of this program .私はこの企画の利点について疑いを持っていた ▸ He remained dubious of his own talents .彼は自分の才能を信じ切れなかった .2 〈結果などが 〉疑わしい, 不確かな; 〈意味などが 〉はっきりしない, あいまいな ▸ highly dubious 非常に疑わしい .3 〈人 行為などが 〉信頼できない, いかがわしい ▸ a dubious character いかがわしい人物 ▸ have the dubious honor of being the first loser 最初の敗者という不名誉を受ける .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞