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dubbious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

having or showing doubt; hesitant or uncertain

Example Sentence: She was dubbious about accepting the job offer without knowing all the details.

Sense 2:

lacking clarity or distinctness

Example Sentence: The photograph was of such poor quality that the faces were dubbious.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

a person or thing that is suspicious or appears dishonest

Example Sentence: The private investigator kept an eye on the dubbious who was seen loitering near the jewelry store.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

to cast doubt or suspicion on something or someone

Example Sentence: The protestors aimed to dubbious the intentions of the corporation's new environmental policies.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1:

in a way that is doubtful or uncertain

Example Sentence: The results of the experiment were dubbiously inconclusive, leaving the scientists perplexed.

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