Australian English Meaning of doubtful
doubtful
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Definitions and Meaning of doubtful in English
doubtful (s)
open to doubt or suspicion
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
unsettled in mind or opinion
doubtful (a.)
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.
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.
Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.
Of uncertain issue or event.
Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.
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doubtful
open to doubt or suspicion, fraught with uncertainty or doubt, unsettled in mind or opinionNot settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief;
skeptical,suspicious,uncertain,unsure,distrustful,dubious,hesitant,distrustful,unconvinced,undecided
definite,confident,convinced,positive,sure,assured,decisive,determined,sanguine,determined
doubter => doubter, doubtance => doubt, doubtable => dodgy, doubt => doubt, doubly transitive verb form => Doubly transitive verb form,
