dubiously
advUS /ˈdub.i.əs.li/
Etymology From dubious + -ly.
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: