dubious

Adjective Satellite

fraught with uncertainty or doubt
- "dubious about agreeing to go"
open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney
- "he has a dubious record indeed"
- "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"
not convinced
- "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

Adj

Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.

Adjective

Hesitating or doubting; questionable or suspect.

Examples

After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
His DUBIOUS claim that ’XYZQ’ was a valid word was quickly challenged in Words With Friends.
They were renowned as people of dubious morals.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin dubiusbor.
English dubious
From Latin dubius; like doubt, from Latin duo (cognate to English two), implying “two alternatives” (yes or no, true or false, etc.).

Synonyms

doubtful, dubitable, in question

Scrabble Score: 10

dubious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dubious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dubious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

dubious: valid Words With Friends Word