dubiously

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈdub.i.əs.li/

Definition of dubiously

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a dubious manner.
    “They had perpetuated a dubiously holy union of Church and State that had refused for centuries to hear the cry of the poor and the oppressed.”
    “But, this information is relegated to a footnote, and no examples of dubiously English words are provided.”
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adv

  1. In a dubious manner.
    “They had perpetuated a dubiously holy union of Church and State that had refused for centuries to hear the cry of the poor and the oppressed.”
    “But, this information is relegated to a footnote, and no examples of dubiously English words are provided.”
  2. Accompanied by doubt, or anxious uncertainty.
    “She looked dubiously up the steep path to the vastness of dark wood on either side. “How far is it up to the top?””

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dubiusbor. English dubious Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dubiously From dubious + -ly.

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