dubiously
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/ˈdub.i.əs.li/
Definition of dubiously
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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
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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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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.
Words you can make from dubiously
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