doubtfully
- a word derived from doubtful.
Example Sentences
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"This is what he looks like now?" asks Bradford University's Prof Hassan Ugail doubtfully.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
If the proprietor signals for you to come back, turn around doubtfully and slowly walk back a few steps to see if she is serious.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
“I don’t know, dude,” the other deputy replies doubtfully.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
When one character calls Dean dangerous, he doubtfully replies: “Dangerous? I’m lactose intolerant.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
And when their mother said, “It’s comfortable silence, Jamie. There’s nothing awkward about it,” Jamie would wait a beat and then say, very doubtfully, “If you say so.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
