Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A feeling of doubt that often results in wavering. See Synonyms at uncertainty.
- n. A matter of doubt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Doubtfulness.
- n. A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Doubtfulness; dubiousness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the state of being unsure of something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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It threw a kind of dubiety upon Susan's moral conduct.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb
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Well, first things first: to be honest, if she doesn't welcome fanfiction of her work, I'm inclined to think she can only be right about its ethical dubiety ... when it comes to fanfiction of her work, that is ... mostly.
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But were the Republican party to become a permanent minority - or espouse big-gov - Benjamin Franklin's dubiety that America could "keep" her Republic will have been proven well justified. ndm
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...
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That impression seemed to be confirmed when Fabiano extended the lead with a goal of technique, persistence and considerable dubiety.
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He again expressed his dubiety about parents who would take pictures of the injury but not seek medical attention for it.
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Is there a moral or ethical dubiety to the world itself then?
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We have another Watcher, Wesley, who has his own descent into moral dubiety.
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True, Summers has long been considered the genius of geniuses (regardless of my dubiety about this), and Geithner too is regarded as very smart.
Re: Aspects Of The General Economic Disaster; More On The SEC's Culpability In Madoff.
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Also upcoming new constitution will be tossed in dubiety, if the polity of politics is not substantially changed accordance with the national need.
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In that event, even if Obama manages to hold Hillary at bay in the delegate count, he will arrive at the convention in a disheveled state, with a cloud of dubiety hanging over him.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word dubiety
JM doubts everything to do with dubiety.
August 29, 2010