doubtful
English
/ˈdaʊtfəl/
adj
Definitions
- Subject to, or causing doubt.
- Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
- Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
- (obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
- Improbable or unlikely.
- Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- Unclear or unreliable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English doutfull 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
- doubtable English
- doubtee English
- doubter English
- doubtest English
- doubteth English
- doubtfuller English
- doubtfully English
- doubtfulness English
- doubthouse English
- doubtless English
- doubtsome English
- doubtworthy English
- misdoubt English
- self-doubt English
- undoubtful English
- undoubtfully English
- doutefulnesse Middle English
- douten Middle English
- doutfull Middle English
- dowtfully Middle English
- dabht Irish
- dooyt Manx