DUBIOUSLY

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


Etymology

Adverb

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.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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