dubious
adjective
[ ˈdjuːbɪəs ]
• hesitating or doubting.
• "I was rather dubious about the whole idea"
Similar:
doubtful,
uncertain,
unsure,
in doubt,
hesitant,
undecided,
unsettled,
unconfirmed,
undetermined,
indefinite,
unresolved,
up in the air,
wavering,
vacillating,
irresolute,
in a quandary,
in a dilemma,
on the horns of a dilemma,
sceptical,
suspicious,
iffy,
• not to be relied upon; suspect.
• "extremely dubious assumptions"
Similar:
suspicious,
suspect,
under suspicion,
untrustworthy,
unreliable,
undependable,
questionable,
shady,
fishy,
funny,
not kosher,
dodgy,
equivocal,
ambiguous,
indeterminate,
indefinite,
unclear,
vague,
imprecise,
hazy,
puzzling,
enigmatic,
cryptic,
open to question,
debatable,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in dubious (sense 2)): from Latin dubiosus, from dubium ‘a doubt’, neuter of dubius ‘doubtful’.
