English Explanatory Dictionary

doubtable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
  2. Fearsome; redoubtable.

Word forms

doubtable more doubtable most doubtable

Etymology

From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.

Synonyms

uncertain

Derived words

doubtability undoubtable
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