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Doubtful : implies little more than a lack of conviction or certainty Eg: doubtful about whether I said the right thing>.

Dubious : stresses suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation <dubious about the practicality of the scheme

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What is the definition of dubious?

Dubious means hesitating or doubtful, questionable in terms of validity or truth.


Is doubtful a verb or a noun?

Doubtful is an adjective; it describes something that is in doubt (noun) or something you doubt (verb). Example uses: Adjective: The doubtful weather makes it difficult to decide if we should go today. Noun: My doubt about his ability was proven wrong by his results. Verb: We don't have much cake left, I doubt there is enough to serve guests. You can tell it is not a verb because it is impossible to put the preposition "to" in front of it in order to create an infinitive verb, i.e. "to doubtful", or to use it in a sentence such as "I doubtful something". It also cannot be a noun because you cannot put "the" or "a" in front of it and use it in a sentence like "I see the doubtful" or "Can I have a doubtful?" "Doubtful", as an adjective, means that it can be used either as an attribute, describing something ("The painting was of doubtful origin") or as a predicate adjective which usually appears alone after a verb ("I am doubtful" or "she is feeling doubtful"). "Doubtful" is probably most commonly used in this second way, as a predicate adjective. As an attribute, other words such as "dubious" (which is related to the word "doubt") are more often used.


How do you write a sentence with the word dubious?

He gave a dubious explanation for his absence from the meeting, raising suspicions among his colleagues.


How do you use the word dubious in a sentence?

(dubious means of uncertain truth or validity)Examples :The validity of the document was somewhat dubious.I was rather dubious about the reasons he gave for his absence.


Is this sentence the child dubiously asked a question correct?

The sentence &quot;Is this, the child dubiously asked, a question?&quot; more clearly conveys that the child is asking the question with doubt. Placing &quot;the child dubiously asked&quot; between commas helps to set it apart as the action performed by the child.