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dubitable

American  
[doo-bi-tuh-buhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu bɪ tə bəl, ˈdyu- /

adjective

  1. open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.


dubitable British  
/ ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. open to doubt

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Other Word Forms

  • dubitably adverb

Etymology

Origin of dubitable

1615–25; < Latin dubitābilis, equivalent to dubitā ( re ) to doubt + -bilis -ble

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But the forms which logicians introduce, and which proceed from simple enumeration, are dubitable, and proceed only upon admittance— Y. Mir.

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And there are further beautiful subtleties as to whether she really believes in this more kindly interpretation of the refined but dubitable Deshman….

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But the merely dubitable is the already doubtful.

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Her face grew grave for a moment before she turned upon Mr. Rogers that smile which, if usually latent and at the best not entirely feminine, was her least dubitable charm.

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His motive in getting off the car was at least dubitable.

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