dubious
adjective/ˈdubiəs/
Frequency rank: #7,729 most common English word
Meaning
Hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon; suspicious.
Example sentence
The scientist was dubious about the results of the experiment because they seemed too good to be true.
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