doubtfully, dubiously
(adverb) in a doubtful manner; “Gerald shook his head doubtfully”
questionably, dubiously
(adverb) in a questionable and dubious manner; “these were estates his father questionably acquired”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dubiously (comparative more dubiously, superlative most dubiously)
In a dubious manner.
Accompanied by doubt, or anxious uncertainty.
Source: Wiktionary
Du"bi*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In a dubious manner.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
