dubiously

Adverb

dubiously (comparative more dubiously, superlative most dubiously)

1. In a dubious manner.
   • 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.1993, William J. Leonard, The Letter Carrier, page 218
   • But, this information is relegated to a footnote, and no examples of dubiously English words are provided.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 487
2. Accompanied by doubt, or anxious uncertainty.
   • She looked dubiously up the steep path to the vastness of dark wood on either side. “How far is it up to the top?”1997, Kelly Joyce Neff, Dear Companion: The Inner Life of Martha Jefferson, page 167