jubous

English edit

Etymology edit

Alteration of dubious.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒubəs/, /ˈd͡ʒubɚs/^[1]^[2]

Adjective edit

jubous (not comparable)

(Appalachia, Southern US, rare) Concerned, alarmed or sceptical.

References edit

^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (1942 March 2) “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.

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