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doubtee

noun

Etymology

From doubt + -ee.

  1. derived from doute
  2. inherited from dout
  3. derived from *gʰeh₁bʰ-✻ — “to grab, take”
  4. derived from *dwóh₁✻ — “two”
  5. derived from dubitō — “to be uncertain, doubt; to hesitate, waver in coming to an opinion; to consider, ponder”
  6. derived from douter
  7. inherited from douten — “to doubt, fear, worry”
  8. suffixed as doubtee — “doubt + ee”

Definitions

  1. One who causes doubt

    One who causes doubt; a person who is doubted.

    • They do not believe the doubtee is telling the truth and are unwilling to take the claims made about the card laid on faith. The burden of proof is then placed on the doubtee to provide some objective, indubitable piece of evidence […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA