doubtful
adjective
of uncertain outcome or result.
doubtfulness
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a word derived from
doubtful.
Example Sentences
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There was too much doubtfulness in what he was doing.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2013
The party candidates in their relative degrees of surety, probability and doubtfulness are herewith presented.
From Time Magazine Archive
The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
There are, however, some few instances in which there are exceptions to this rule, and knowledge of these exceptions is quite valuable in preventing confusion and doubtfulness in the certainty of making specific alterations.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein
Mr. Zwiebel looked at his wife with an elaborate assumption of doubtfulness.
From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
