a priori vs dubious

a priori

adj
  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

  • Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence. 

  • Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages. 

adv
  • In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation. 

dubious

adj
  • Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. 

  • In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided. 

  • Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable. 

How often have the words a priori and dubious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )