TODAY’S WORD

juberous

● PRONUNCIATION: (JOOB-uhr

uhs)

● MEANING: adjective: Doubtful;

undecided; hesitating.

● ETYMOLOGY: An alteration of dubious. Earliest documented use: 1871.]

● USAGE: “The most commonly cited justifications are docket pressure and overburdened prosecutors and judges, Goodwin said. I am juberous of these assertions.”

Erin Beck; Federal Judge Rejects Drug Plea; Charleston Gazette-Mail (West Virginia); Jun 27, 2017. “Makes me feel a little juberous, though, knowin’ he might be around here somewhere.”

Jetta Carleton; The Moonflower Vine; HarperCollins; 2009.