doubtful
Meanings
Plural: doubtfuls
Adjective Satellite
- open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney
- "the candidate's doubtful past"
- fraught with uncertainty or doubt
- "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
- "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
- unsettled in mind or opinion
Adj
- Subject to, or causing doubt.
- Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
- Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
- Fearsome, dreadful.
- Improbable or unlikely.
- Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- Unclear or unreliable.
Noun
- A doubtful person or thing.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt + -ful.
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 18
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