dubiously

/ˈdub.i.əs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

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"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."
"She looked dubiously up the steep path to the vastness of dark wood on either side. “How far is it up to the top?”"

Etymology tree Latin dubiusbor. English dubious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dubiously From dubious + -ly.

more dubiously (comparative) most dubiously (superlative)

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How do you pronounce dubiously?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdub.i.əs.li/.

What does dubiously mean?

In a dubious manner.

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