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doubtful

/'daʊtfəl/

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adjective
unsettled in mind or opinion
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tentative unsettled
adjective
open to doubt or suspicion
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"the candidate's doubtful past"

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dubious dubitable in question questionable
adjective
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
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"they were doubtful that the cord would hold" "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"

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dubious incertain uncertain unsure

Examples of doubtful

"the candidate's doubtful past"
"they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
"it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"