dubiously
/ˈduːbiəˌsli/DOO-bee-uh-slee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈdubiəˌsli/DOO-bee-uh-slee
Meaningin a dubious way
Common meaning: doubtfully
Other meanings: suspiciously
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- dubiwavering, uncertainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 613 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latindubius, -a, -um‘wavering, uncertain’
- Englishdubious‘doubtful’
- Englishformed in English from dubiousdubiously‘doubtfully’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from dubious + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DUBIOUS, p.181 · scan
Roots
- dubius, -a, -um Latin “wavering, uncertain”
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