doubtable
English
adj
Definitions
- (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- (obsolete) Fearsome; redoubtable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English doutable derived from Old French doutable suffix from English doubt.
Origin
English
doubt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedoubt English
- doubt English
- doubtability English
- doubtee English
- doubter English
- doubtest English
- doubteth English
- doubtful English
- doubthouse English
- doubtless English
- doubtsome English
- doubtworthy English
- misdoubt English
- self-doubt English
- undoubtability English
- undoubtable English
- undoubtably English
- doutable Middle English
- douten Middle English
- undoutable Middle English
- dabht Irish
- doutable Old French
- dooyt Manx