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doubtsome

adj

Etymology

From doubt + -some.

  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 doubtsome — “doubt + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by doubt

    Characterised or marked by doubt; doubtful.

    • But such is the liberal doctrine of the boasted Roman Catholic Church, and such the sandy foundation of that "general and doubtsome faith" which the witnesses renounce.
    • Well, I got along to me room, sick an' sorry enough, an' doubtsome whether I might get in wid no key.

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