Crossword clues for dubiety
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dubiety \Du*bi"e*ty\, n.; pl. Dubieties. [L. dubietas, fr.
dubius. See Dubious.]
Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.]
--Lamb. ``The dubiety
of his fate.''
--Sir W. Scott.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1750, from Late Latin dubietas "doubt, uncertainty," from dubius (see dubious).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) doubtfulness. 2 (context countable English) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.
WordNet
n. the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, doubtfulness, dubiousness] [ant: certainty]
Usage examples of "dubiety".
But Tiglari, the skilled jungle hunter, was undeterred by the hideous dubieties before him.
They speak eloquently of the balanced dubiety which I told you was the sceptical attitude.
She'd patronized the Ipse many times, masked, as were all the women of the haut monde when visiting places of moral dubiety.
After some dubiety expressed on the subject, in which the ardent mind of the landing-master suggested many arguments in favour of his being able to convey the praams in perfect safety, it was acceded to.