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'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dudoso2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) sospechoso•- dubiety- dubiousness
tr['djʊːbɪəs]1 (questionable, suspect - morals, activities, origin) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a; (past, record) turbio,-a; (compliment) ambiguo,-a, equívoco,-a; (character) sospechoso,-a2 (unsure) dudoso,-a, indeciso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dubious about something tener dudas sobre algo, tener reservas sobre algodubious ['du:biəs, 'dju:-] adj1) uncertain: dudoso, indeciso2) questionable: sospechoso, dudoso, discutibleadj.• dubitativo, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.'duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəsa) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
['djuːbɪǝs]ADJ1) (=questionable) [reputation, claim, privilege, taste] dudoso; [person, character, motives] sospechoso; [company, offer] poco fiable; [business deal, practice] sospechoso, turbio; [idea, measure] discutible; [compliment] equívocoto have the dubious honour/pleasure of doing sth — tener el dudoso honor/placer de hacer algo
2) (=unsure) [look, smile] indecisoto be dubious — tener dudas or reservas
I was dubious at first, but he convinced me — al principio tenía mis dudas or reservas, pero él me convenció
I'm very dubious about it — tengo grandes dudas or reservas sobre ello
I am dubious that or whether the new law will achieve anything — tengo mis dudas or reservas sobre si la nueva ley va a lograr algo
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he looked dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar•
he sounded dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar* * *['duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəs]a) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
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Dubiety — Du*bi e*ty, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See {Dubious}.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] Lamb. The dubiety of his fate. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dubiety — index ambiguity, ambivalence, confusion (ambiguity), doubt (suspicion), hesitation, incertitude … Law dictionary
dubiety — c.1750, from L.L. dubietas doubt, uncertainty, from dubius (see DUBIOUS (Cf. dubious)) … Etymology dictionary
dubiety — Uncertainty, dubiosity, doubt, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust Analogous words: hesitation, hesitancy: wavering, vacillation, faltering (see corresponding verbs at HESITATE) Antonyms: decision Contrasted words: *certainty, certitude, assurance,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dubiety — ► NOUN formal ▪ uncertainty … English terms dictionary
dubiety — [do͞o bī′ə tē, dyo͞obī′ə tē] n. [LL dubietas] 1. the quality of being dubious; doubtfulness 2. pl. dubieties a doubtful thing SYN. UNCERTAINTY … English World dictionary
dubiety — noun a) Doubtfulness. Graham fell in with the scheme without a murmur of dubiety or dissent. b) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty. And yet these grim old walls are not a dilettantism and dubiety; they are an earnest fact. It was a… … Wiktionary
dubiety — noun, formal the dubiety of Henry s fate Syn: doubtfulness, uncertainty, unsureness, incertitude; ambiguity, ambivalence, confusion; hesitancy, doubt See note at uncertainty … Thesaurus of popular words
dubiety — noun (plural eties) Etymology: Late Latin dubietas, from Latin dubius Date: 1750 1. a usually hesitant uncertainty or doubt that tends to cause vacillation 2. a matter of doubt Synonyms: see uncertainty … New Collegiate Dictionary
dubiety — /dooh buy i tee, dyooh /, n., pl. dubieties. 1. doubtfulness; doubt. 2. a matter of doubt. Also called dubiosity. [1740 50; < L dubietas, equiv. to dubi(us) DUBIOUS + etas, var. of ITAS after vocalic stems; see ITY] Syn. 1. skepticism, mistrust,… … Universalium
dubiety — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. doubt, doubtfulness, indecision, incertitude; see doubt 1 , 2 , uncertainty 1 . See Synonym Study at uncertainty . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness,… … English dictionary for students