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dubious meaning in Sanskrit

वैकल्पिक vaikalpika

UK/ˈd͡ʒuː.bi.əs//ˈdu.bi.əs/

dubious in Sanskrit: वैकल्पिक (vaikalpika). In English, dubious means arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

Sanskrit words for dubious

dubious, doubtful, uncertain, undecided
वैकल्पिक vaikalpika

English meaning of dubious

  1. adjective Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
  2. adjective In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
  3. adjective Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.

Full definition of dubious

dubious in a sentence

  • After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
  • They were renowned as people of dubious morals.
  • She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.

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Questions about dubious in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dubious in Sanskrit?
Dubious in Sanskrit is वैकल्पिक (vaikalpika).
dubious इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dubious: वैकल्पिक (vaikalpika).
What does dubious mean in English?
Dubious means arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “dubious”: वैकल्पिक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dubious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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