dubious
du-bi-ous / do͞o-bē-əs, dyo͞o-bē-əs
adjective 1. uncertain, not yet determined The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities. George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans, 1819 - 1880 2. doubtful or suspicious; questionable He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary. Plautus, 254 BC – 184 BC 3. untrustworthy; suspect Information obtained under dubious circumstances cannot play a role in legal proceedings in a constitutional state. Angela Merkel, 1954 -