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Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.

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  1. a. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.
  2. a. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.
  3. a. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
  4. adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  5. adj. open to doubt or suspicion
  6. adj. not convinced
  7. 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.