dubiously

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dubiously

  • /ˈdub.i.əs.li/ US

adverb more dubiously · most dubiously

  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.
  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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adv in a dubious manner

Españoldudosamente
中文可疑地, 怀疑地
Portuguêsduvidosamente
Françaisdubitativement, douteusement
Deutschfraglicherweise
Italianodubbiosamente

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@misc{dubiously_2026,
  title = {dubiously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dubiously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}