very dubious
Frequency: 8.530.1 per million words
used to emphasize a high degree of doubt
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Examples (10)
- The company's success is based on some very dubious accounting practices.
- He gave me a very dubious excuse for being late, which I didn't believe.
- The legality of the entire operation has always seemed very dubious to me.
- I'm very dubious about whether this new 'miracle' product will actually work.
- She has a reputation for being a person of very dubious character.
- His promise to solve all problems overnight is a very dubious proposition.
- The historical accuracy of the ancient text is considered very dubious by most scholars.
- They are investing in a project of very dubious merit, and I fear it will fail.
- The politician's claims about his past achievements sounded very dubious.
- Looking back, the financial advice he gave us was very dubious from the start.