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Doubtful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Doubtful? [adj] 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" [adj] 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 [adj] unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Doubtful: dubious \| dubitable \| in question(p) \| incertain \| questionable \| tentative \| uncertain \| unsettled \| unsure Related Terms \| Find terms related to Doubtful: a bit thick \| a bit thin \| absurd \| agnostic \| ambiguous \| amoral \| arguable \| at issue \| beyond belief \| borderline \| chancy \| clouded \| confutable \| conjectural \| conscienceless \| contestable \| contingent \| controversial \| controvertible \| corrupt \| corrupted \| criminal \| crooked \| dark \| debatable \| deniable \| devious \| dishonest \| dishonorable \| disputable \| disreputable \| distrustful \| doubtable \| doubting \| dubious \| dubitable \| equivocal \| evasive \| felonious \| fishy \| fraudulent \| from Missouri \| hard of belief \| hard to believe \| hardly possible \| hazy \| hesitant \| hesitating \| Humean \| iffy \| ill-got \| ill-gotten \| immoral \| implausible \| improbable \| in dispute \| in doubt \| in dubio \| in question \| inconceivable \| incredible \| incredulous \| indecisive \| indefinite \| indeterminate \| indirect \| insecure \| insidious \| leery \| mistakable \| mistrustful \| mistrusting \| moot \| more than doubtful \| not deserving belief \| not kosher \| obscure \| open \| open to doubt \| open to question \| open to suspicion \| passing belief \| precarious \| preposterous \| problematic \| Pyrrhonic \| queasy \| questionable \| questioning \| refutable \| ridiculous \| rocky \| rotten \| sceptical \| scrupulous \| shady \| shaky \| shameless \| shifty \| shy \| sinister \| skeptic \| skeptical \| slippery \| speculative \| staggering belief \| suppositional \| suspect \| suspecting \| suspicious \| tall \| thick \| thin \| tottery \| touch-and-go \| treacherous \| tricky \| unbelievable \| uncertain \| unclear \| unconscienced \| unconscientious \| unconscionable \| unconvinced \| unconvincing \| undecided \| undependable \| underhand \| underhanded \| unearthly \| uneasy \| unethical \| ungodly \| unhealthy \| unimaginable \| unlikely \| unpredictable \| unprincipled \| unpromising \| unreliable \| unresolved \| unsafe \| unsavory \| unscrupulous \| unsettled \| unsound \| unstable \| unsteady \| unstraightforward \| unsure \| unthinkable \| untrusting \| untrustworthy \| unworthy of belief \| vacillating \| vague \| wary \| without remorse \| without shame See Also \| Doubtful In Webster's Dictionary \Doubt"ful\, a. 1. 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. Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I am doubtful. --Shak. With doubtful feet and wavering resolution. --Milton. 2. 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. Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good. --Shak. Is it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the enemy of our peace, or even the doubtful friend [i. e., one as to whose sincerity there may be doubts]? --Bancroft. 3. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase. 4. Of uncertain issue or event. We . . . have sustained one day in doubtful fight. --Milton. The strife between the two principles had been long, fierce, and doubtful. --Macaulay. 5. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious. [Obs.] I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And bosomed with her. --Shak. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; hesitating; undetermined; distrustful; dubious; uncertain; equivocal; ambiguous; problematical; questionable.

Doubtful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Doubtful?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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
[adj] unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

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Doubtful In Webster's Dictionary

\Doubt"ful\, a.
1. 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.

         Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I
         am doubtful.                          --Shak.

         With doubtful feet and wavering resolution.
                                               --Milton.



2. 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.

         Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good. --Shak.

         Is it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the
         enemy of our peace, or even the doubtful friend [i.
         e., one as to whose sincerity there may be doubts]?
                                               --Bancroft.

3. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful
   expression; a doubtful phrase.

4. Of uncertain issue or event.

         We . . . have sustained one day in doubtful fight.
                                               --Milton.

         The strife between the two principles had been long,
         fierce, and doubtful.                 --Macaulay.

5. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious. [Obs.]

         I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And
         bosomed with her.                     --Shak.

Syn: Wavering; vacillating; hesitating; undetermined;
     distrustful; dubious; uncertain; equivocal; ambiguous;
     problematical; questionable.

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