English Explanatory Dictionary

doubtful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Subject to, or causing doubt.
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
  3. Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
  4. Fearsome, dreadful.
  5. Improbable or unlikely.
  6. Suspicious, or of dubious character.
  7. Unclear or unreliable.
noun
  1. A doubtful person or thing.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊtfəl/ en-us-doubtful.ogg

Word forms

doubtful more doubtful most doubtful doubtfull doubtfuls

Etymology

From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt + -ful.

Derived words

Doubtful Creek doubtfully doubtfulness undoubtful
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