doubtful
About 8.07 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Subject to, or causing doubt.
- adjective Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
- adjective Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
- adjective Fearsome, dreadful.
- adjective Improbable or unlikely.
- adjective Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- adjective Unclear or unreliable.
- noun A doubtful person or thing.
Similar words
dubious incertain unsure questionable uncertain dubitable unsettled in question tentative iffy
Often followed by
whether that if of and cases about value as
Word family
doubtfully doubtfulness doubtfulnesses
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