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doubtable

adj

Etymology

From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.

  1. derived from doutable
  2. inherited from doutable

Definitions

  1. Capable of being doubted

    Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

    • Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when they prove doubtable.

  2. Fearsome

    Fearsome; redoubtable.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for doubtable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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