doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
doubtingly
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a word derived from
doubt.
Example Sentences
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And even then does he not look them through and through doubtingly?
From Friends I Have Made by Fenn, George Manville
"I don't clearly understand you," said Darcy, doubtingly.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
"I don't know," said Cave, slowly and doubtingly.
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James
Wallingford was so large that he seemed to crowd the little shop and absorb all its light, and he approached the cigar case doubtingly, surveying its contents with the eye of a connoisseur.
From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph
The ryot eyed Chumru doubtingly when Malcolm gave him five rupees.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
