dubiety
noun
du·bi·ety
du̇-ˈbī-ət-ē 
also dyü-
plural dubieties
1
: a usually hesitant uncertainty or doubt that tends to cause vacillation
2
: a matter of doubt
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Examples of dubiety in a Sentence
the comfort of having a faith free from all dubiety is what attracts people to the religious sect
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The early snark and savvy dubiety look silly with a couple of decades’ hindsight.
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Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
Given that dubiety about the 2021 season — even the size of next year’s rosters remains unclear — predicting how the Twins might change over the winter is problematic.
—Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
That the hosts were doomed, again, by penalties at home — 13 flags, this time — continues to foster a sense of dubiety in this staff’s ability to fix what everybody and their uncle knows has been broken for months.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
Thankfully, any dubiety melts away with the burbling opening chords of Oh Baby, a propulsive slice of '80s synth-laden nostalgia that taps into the familiar feelings of longing and isolation that have become LCD's staple.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
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Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
Given that dubiety about the 2021 season — even the size of next year’s rosters remains unclear — predicting how the Twins might change over the winter is problematic.
—Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
That the hosts were doomed, again, by penalties at home — 13 flags, this time — continues to foster a sense of dubiety in this staff’s ability to fix what everybody and their uncle knows has been broken for months.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
Thankfully, any dubiety melts away with the burbling opening chords of Oh Baby, a propulsive slice of '80s synth-laden nostalgia that taps into the familiar feelings of longing and isolation that have become LCD's staple.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Dubiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dubiety. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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