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Definitions for doubtfully
doubt·ful·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
doubtfully, dubiouslyadverb
in a doubtful manner
"Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
Wiktionary
doubtfullyadverb
In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Doubtfullyadverb
Etymology: from doubtful.
Knowing how doubtfully all allegories may be construed, and this book of mine being a continual allegory, I have thought good to discover the general intention. Edmund Spenser.
Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare
Her alter’d mind, and alienated care. Dryden.
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doubtfully
Doubtfully refers to describing something that is done in an uncertain, hesitant, or skeptical manner. It reflects a lack of confidence or assurance about a situation or outcome.
Webster Dictionary
Doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of doubtfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of doubtfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of doubtfully in a Sentence
Adam inquires concerning celestial motions, is doubtfully answered, and exhorted to search rather things more worthy of knowledge.
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- dubtosamentCatalan, Valencian
- dudosamenteSpanish
- douteusementFrench
- dubitavelmentePortuguese
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