Uk English Meaning of doubtful

doubtful

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Definitions and Meaning of doubtful in English

Wordnet

doubtful (s)

open to doubt or suspicion

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

unsettled in mind or opinion

Webster

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;

sceptical,suspicious,uncertain,unsure,distrustful,dubious,hesitant,distrustful,unconvinced,undecided

certain,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,