Definitions for doubtful
Overview of adj doubtful
The adj doubtful has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question
(open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney)
2. (2) doubtful, dubious
(fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go")
3. doubtful, tentative
(unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions")






