Doubtful - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdaʊtfl|  American pronunciation of the word doubtful
Brit.  |ˈdaʊtfʊl|  British pronunciation of the word doubtful

adjective

- open to doubt or suspicion (syn: dubious)
the candidate's doubtful past
- fraught with uncertainty or doubt (syn: dubious)
they were doubtful that the cord would hold
it was doubtful whether she would be admitted
- unsettled in mind or opinion (syn: tentative)

Extra examples

I tried to reassure them, but they remained doubtful.

The truth of the statements was doubtful.

Their decisions were based on data of doubtful accuracy.

They were doubtful whether the new engine will be any better.

It is doubtful that they ever knew what had happened.

The result of the Presidential elections remains doubtful.

You must admit her statement to be doubtful.

The event of his enterprise was doubtful.

Many of the historical proverbs have a doubtful paternity.

They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next.

She was doubtful about the interview from the off.

We have to remove personalities of doubtful ethics.

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