doubtless
adj/ˈdaʊ̯tləs//ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/CA
Etymology
From Middle English douteles, dowteles, equivalent to doubt + -less.
- inherited from douteles
Definitions
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
- There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation.
- It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man.
Free from fear or suspicion.
- And, pretty childe, ſleepe doubtleſſe, and ſecure, / That Hubert for the wealth of all the world, / Will not offend thee.
Without doubt
Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.
- […] And, doubtless, unto thee is given A life that bears immortal fruit In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven.
- I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did.
- The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman was doubtless much older: her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for doubtless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA