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

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