jubous
English
Etymology
Alteration of dubious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒubəs/, /ˈd͡ʒubɚs/[1][2]
Adjective
jubous (not comparable)
- (Appalachia, Southern US, rare) Concerned, alarmed or sceptical.
References
- Hall, Joseph Sargent (March 2, 1942), “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, DOI:, →ISBN, § II.2, page 65.
- Stanley, Oma (1937), “III. The Consonants”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, DOI:, →ISBN, § 11, page 72.