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1. (adj.) doubtful
of uncertain outcome.
2. doubtful
admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain.
3. doubtful
unsettled in opinion or belief; undecided; hesitant.
4. doubtful
of dubious character or value:
doubtful tactics.
5. doubtful
unlikely; not probable.
dubious about their statements.; incredulous suggests an unwillingness or reluctance to believe: incredulous at the good news. skeptical implies a general disposition to doubt or question: skeptical of human progress.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (adj) doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question(p)
open to doubt or suspicion
"the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
2. (adj) doubtful, dubious
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
"they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
3. (adj) doubtful, tentative
unsettled in mind or opinion
"drew a few tentative conclusions"
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1. (adjective) doubtful
≠ probable
It's doubtful that she'll enjoy this type of work.
2. doubtful
≠ certain
He seemed doubtful about his talent.; "I'm not sure," she said doubtfully.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) doubtful
not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure
2. (adj) doubtful
admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like
3. (adj) doubtful
characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase
4. (adj) doubtful
of uncertain issue or event
5. (adj) doubtful
fearful; apprehensive; suspicious
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Sense: feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc
He is doubtful about the future of the school.
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 Afrikaans: twyfelagtig |
 Arabic: مُتَشَكِّك، مُرْتاب |
 Bulgarian: колеблив |
 Brazilian: duvidoso |
 Czech: nejistý, pochybovačný |
 German: in Zweifel |
 Danish: tvivle på; uvis |
 Greek: αβέβαιος |
 Spanish: dudoso |
 Estonian: kahtlev |
 Farsi: مشکوک؛ مردد |
 Finnish: epäilevä |
 French: incertain |
 Hebrew: מוּטָל בְּסָפֶק |
 Hindi: संदिग्ध, अविश्वासी |
 Croatian: sumnjiv |
 Hungarian: kétséges |
 Indonesian: meragukan |
 Icelandic: óviss, efagjarn |
 Italian: dubbioso, incerto |
 Japanese: 疑わしい |
 Korean: 불확실한 |
 Lithuanian: abejojantis, skeptiškas |
 Latvian: kaut ko apšaubīt |
 Malay: ragu-ragu |
 Dutch: twijfelachtig |
 Norwegian: tvilende, uviss, usikker |
 Polish: sceptyczny |
 Persian: مشکوک؛ مردد |
 Pashto: شكمن، متردد |
 Portuguese: duvidoso |
 Romanian: plin deîndoieli |
 Russian: сомневающийся |
 Slovak: neistý |
 Slovenian: negotov |
 Serbian: sumnjičav |
 Swedish: tveksam, osäker |
 Thai: สงสัย |
 Turkish: kuşkulu, şüpheli, emin de |
 Taiwanese: 令人起疑的 |
 Ukrainian: той, що сумнівається; той |
 Urdu: مذبذب |
 Vietnamese: nghi ngại |
 Chinese: 使人生疑的 |
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