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Synonyms for dubiously

Grammar : Adv
Spell : doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu bi əs, ˈdyu-

Définition of dubiously

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin dubiosus "doubtful," from dubium "doubt," neuter of dubius "vacillating, moving two ways, fluctuating;" figuratively "wavering in opinion, doubting, doubtful," from duo "two" (see two), with a sense of "of two minds, undecided between two things." Old English also used tweo "two" to mean "doubt." Cf. doubt (v.). Related: Dubiously; dubiousness.
  • adv doubtfully
Example sentences :
  • "Yes," he said dubiously, glancing at the bed and the table and the ricketty washstand.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He indicates an imaginary abyss, which Jem stares at dubiously.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • But this self-sacrificing proposal was dubiously received by both the ladies.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "But maybe we'd better not do too much of that," said Jeter dubiously.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • "But he nearly succeeded to-night," mumbled McGuire dubiously.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • "I don't understand what you can suspect," she said dubiously.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "I find this somewhat difficult to understand," said I, dubiously.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • He raised his eyes, saw Jukes gazing at him dubiously, and tried to illustrate his meaning.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • He went off whistling, and Belle gazed after him dubiously, yet reassured in spite of herself.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • "And the captain will keep house with only Hobomok," said Priscilla dubiously.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

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