Dubious
Dubious adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Sheer
Sheer adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Usage example: survivors of the earthquake told of experiencing sheer terror
Both words in one sentence
- Due to the sheer size of the setting and suspect in-universe sources of background info (which is generally presented as propaganda for one faction or another, making its reliability conveniently dubious) things they don't like can usually just be ignored and left ambiguous.
Source: Loose Canon
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