Conjectural vs Dubious - What's the difference?
conjectural | dubious | Related terms |
In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
* 1863 , Jules Festu, Practical lessons on the comparative construction of the verb in the French and English languages
* 1844 , Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, On Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery
Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
* 1821 , Richard Franck, Northern memoirs (page 15)
Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
* 2011 , Nigel Jones, "A Tale of Two Scandals", History Today , February 2011, Vol. 61 Issue 2, pages 10–17
In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
* 2010 , John M. Broder, "Global Climate-Change Talks Begin in Cancun With More Modest Expectations", New York Times , November 30, Section A, Column 0, Foreign Desk, page 12
Conjectural is a related term of dubious.
As adjectives the difference between conjectural and dubious
is that conjectural is in the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture while dubious is arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.As a noun conjectural
is something that is conjectural; a conjecture.conjectural
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In conjectural statements, the French often use the Future or the Conditional, instead of the Perfect or the Pluperfect used in English.
- Medicine, however, has been, and still continues to be, an art so conjectural and uncertain, that our astonishment at the anxiety with which empirics have been sought after and followed is much diminished.
Synonyms
* hypotheticalNoun
(en noun)- Let us not assume such previous conjecturals , but rather consult and expostulate death, since death is the wages and the reward of sin.
dubious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
- Evasive, womanising, boastful, malicious, untrustworthy, an inveterate gambler who combined his mediocre military career with running a high-class brothel, permanently cash strapped and viciously quarrelsome, his character is as dubious as his unsavoury appearance.
- She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.
- Last year, President Obama had large majorities in Congress and hopes of passing a comprehensive climate and energy bill. Next year, he faces a new Congress much more dubious about the reality of climate change and considerably more hostile to international efforts to deal with it.