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doubtful

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