Thesaurus: doubtful

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1. a. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.
2. a. Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like.
3. a. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.
4. a. Of uncertain issue or event.
5. a. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.
6. adj. open to doubt or suspicion
7. adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt
8. adj. unsettled in mind or opinion
9. j:100 s. open to doubt or suspicion s. fraught with uncertainty or doubt s. unsettled in mind or opinion