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"Dubiousness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... black frock-coat and the bared head of Europe's greatest feminist accentuated the dubiousness of his status in the house rented by Madame de S—, his Egeria. His aspect combined the formality of the caller with the freedom of the proprietor. Florid and bearded and masked by the dark blue glasses, he met the visitor, and at once took ...
— Under Western Eyes • Joseph Conrad
... the compliment! It has at least the merit of dubiousness. Now, Charlie, if you mention Europe once in this walk I shall be seriously offended. Do let us have a little peace and ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 29. August, 1873. • Various
... the habit of perfection. It was dawning on him that unless he exercised considerable caution he would find himself mixed up in an uncommonly disagreeable affair. He might even be held responsible for it, since the dubiousness of the topic need never have emerged if he had not unveiled it to his wife. So that, when Miss Keating, in her unsteadiness, declared that there must not be a moment's doubt as to her attitude, the Colonel himself was seized with a slight vertigo. He suggested that people ...
— The Immortal Moment - The Story of Kitty Tailleur • May Sinclair |
Words linked to "Dubiousness" : mental rejection, reservation, question, suspicion, skepticism, precariousness, indecision, distrust, doubt, arriere pensee, uncertainty, incertitude, dubious, incredulity, doubtfulness, misgiving, certainty, dubiety, irresolution, state of mind |
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