dubious character

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

A person who is not trustworthy or respectable.

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Examples (10)

  • He was known in the neighborhood as a rather dubious character.
  • My father warned me not to associate with such dubious characters.
  • The police are investigating a dubious character seen near the crime scene.
  • She got into business with a dubious character and lost all her savings.
  • Why is that dubious character always hanging around the office after hours?
  • A group of dubious characters gathered in the dimly lit alley.
  • The protagonist of the novel was a charming but ultimately dubious character.
  • The committee expressed concerns about the dubious characters involved in the project's funding.
  • That bar is frequented by some dubious characters, so I'd rather go somewhere else.
  • I have my suspicions about that new consultant; he seems like a dubious character.