doubtful, adj.
freq. cnt. 12
freq. cnt. 12
open to doubt or suspicion
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1
doubtful dubious dubitable in question
sample sentences
"the candidate's doubtful past""he has a dubious record indeed"
"what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"
"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
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fraught with uncertainty or doubt
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
doubtful dubious
sample sentences
"they were doubtful that the cord would hold""it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
"dubious about agreeing to go"
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unsettled in mind or opinion
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doubtful tentative
sample sentences
"drew a few tentative conclusions"
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