Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being dubious, or inclined to doubt; doubtfulness.
- noun Uncertainty; the quality of being difficult to determine, or open to doubt or question: as, the dubiousness of a problem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being dubious.
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- noun The state of being
dubious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- noun the state of being unsure of something
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Examples
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"I understand the general kind of dubiousness among non-profits, because they are incredibly stretched, and we're asking them to put resources into these new things without proven returns," he says.
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The inherent dubiousness of a duo from the most Californian of cities putting the artistic cross-hairs on arguably the most eclectic New York borough has it's roots, Stew sa id, in a fundamental difference in coastal cultures.
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This is most commonly employed in the defence of a beloved work under fire for subtextual dubiousness — for latent sexism, racism, homophobia or suchlike.
Arguing With Geeks 5 Hal Duncan 2009
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Their rascality and general dubiousness was so transparent that he could not understand how any one could be taken in by them.
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The gut reactions of Krauthammer, Kristol and the other neo-cons in supporting every excuse for launching the war with Iraq shows the dubiousness of their capacity to analyze.
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This is most commonly employed in the defence of a beloved work under fire for subtextual dubiousness — for latent sexism, racism, homophobia or suchlike.
Archive 2009-03-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Billy shrugged his shoulders in modest dubiousness.
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They are in a constant and ongoing state of pure, unadulterated dubiousness.
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They are in a constant and ongoing state of pure, unadulterated dubiousness.
Obama Citizenship Rumor Peddlers Buy Ad Space In The Tribune 2010
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