dubiously
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Related to dubiously: shamefacedly
du·bi·ous
(do͞o′bē-əs, dyo͞o′-)adj.
1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
2. Arousing doubt; doubtful: a dubious distinction.
3. Of questionable character: dubious profits.
du′bi·ous·ly adv.
du′bi·ous·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | dubiously - in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" |
2. | dubiously - in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully" |
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dubiously
adverbWith skepticism:
Idiom: with a grain of salt.
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dubiously
[ˈdjuːbɪəslɪ] ADV [look at, smile] → con recelo, con desconfianza; [say] → con desconfianzaa concerto dubiously attributed to Albinoni → un concierto atribuido sin verdadera fundamento a Albinoni
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dubiously
adv
(= questionably, +vb) → fraglicherweise; (+adj) → fragwürdig; costly and dubiously effective treatment → teure Behandlungen von zweifelhafter Wirksamkeit
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