dubious
English
/ˈdjuːbi.əs/, /ˈdu.bi.əs/
adj
Definitions
- (of a statement) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
- (of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dubius (wavering, doubtful), duo (two) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰeh₁bʰ-
Gloss
take, grab, hold
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- atwo English
- betwixen English
- dubiously English
- dubiousness English
- indubious English
- indubiously English
- twenty English
- two English
- two-armed English
- two-edged English
- two-faced English
- two-fanged English
- two-footed English
- two-handed English
- two-headed English
- two-hourly English
- two-legged English
- two-lipped English
- two-ply English
- two-reeler English
- two-tongued English
- two-up English
- two-way English
- twoer English
- twofold English
- twoish English
- twoling English
- twoness English
- twopartite English
- twopence English
- twopenny English
- twoscore English
- twosies English
- twosome English
- twoth English
- twothirds English
- twoweapon English
- *dui Latin
- debitum Latin
- dubietas Latin
- dubius Latin
- dubiōsus Latin
- duellum Latin
- duo Latin
- duplus Latin
- dēbita Latin
- dēbitum Latin
- dēbēre Latin
- exhibitus Latin
- habilis Latin
- habilitās Latin
- habitus Latin
- indubius Latin
- inhibitus Latin
- prohibeo Latin
- Duo German
- dubbio Italian
- duo Italian
- devoir French
- duodi French
- *(s)kep- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- ツー Japanese
- gafeluc Old English
- dout Middle English
- two Middle English
- gabháil Irish
- dubiøs Danish
- deus Old French
- devoir Old French
- doi Old French
- doute Old French
- du Esperanto
- գօտի Old Armenian
- argaib Old Irish
- congaib Old Irish
- fo·gaib Old Irish
- foácaib Old Irish
- gabul Old Irish
- indocbál Old Irish
- turcbál Old Irish
- דו Hebrew (modern)
- *gabaglā Proto-Celtic
- *gablā Proto-Celtic
- *gabyeti Proto-Celtic
- *wereti Proto-Celtic
- *duō Proto-Italic
- *habēō Proto-Italic
- doi Friulian
- tu Tok Pisin
- doi Dalmatian
- tu Sranan Tongo
- doi Ladin
- dui Istriot
- dui Corsican
- duellum Old Latin
- tu Fanagalo
- doi Piedmontese
- tu Bislama
- two
- atwo
- twoer
- twoth
- two-up
- twoish
- twenty
- two-way
- twoness
- twofold
- twosies
- twosome
- two-ply
- twoling
- twopenny
- twoscore
- twopence
- betwixen
- twoweapon
- two-armed
- two-faced
- indubious
- twothirds
- dubiously
- two-edged
- two-fanged
- two-hourly
- two-reeler
- two-handed
- two-legged
- two-headed
- two-footed
- twopartite
- two-lipped
- dubiousness
- two-tongued
- indubiously