dubios

/duˈbi̯oːs/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. dubious

    • Das ist ein dubioses Angebot.

      That is a dubious offer.

Similar words

fragwürdig

Dubios is the more international, formal-sounding loanword; fragwürdig is the native German word, literally "question-worthy."

Similar in other languages

English

uncertain

Close — dubious relates to uncertain.

Practice

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