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Meaning of dubious

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dubious
      adj 1: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful
             that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she
             would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" [syn:
             {doubtful}, {dubious}]
      2: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past";
         "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain
         the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more
         than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she
         thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {doubtful}, {dubious},
         {dubitable}, {in question(p)}]
      3: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but
         remained dubious"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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