- 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. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase. Source: opted
- 4. a. Of uncertain issue or event. Source: opted
- 5. a. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious. Source: opted
- 6. adj. open to doubt or suspicion Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt Source: wordnet
- 8. adj. unsettled in mind or opinion Source: wordnet
- 9. j:100 s. open to doubt or suspicion s. fraught with uncertainty or doubt s. unsettled in mind or opinion Source: ecdict
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