Dubious
Pronunciation : Du"bi*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See Two, and cf. Doubt.]
Definition : 1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. "Dubious policy." Sir T. Scott. A dubious, agitated state of mind. Thackeray.
2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer. Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief. Thackeray.
3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
Syn. -- Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal; uncertain. Cf. Doubtful.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913