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dubitable

[ doo-bi-tuh-buhl, dyoo- ]
/ ˈdu bɪ tə bəl, ˈdyu- /
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adjective
open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.
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Origin of dubitable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dubitable

du·bi·ta·bly, adverb

Words nearby dubitable

du Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety, Dubinsky, dubious, dubitable, dubitation, dubitative, Dublin, Dublin Bay prawn, Dubliner
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Words related to dubitable

borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtable, dubious, equivocal, iffy, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, in question, questionable, shady, suspicious, uncertain, unclear, unsure

How to use dubitable in a sentence

  • It was an odd little encounter, that left vague and dubitable impressions in her mind.

    Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells

  • Recent botanical research makes this statement more than dubitable.

    Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for dubitable

dubitable
/ (ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl) /
adjective
open to doubt

Derived forms of dubitable

dubitably, adverb

Word Origin for dubitable

C17: from Latin dubitāre to doubt
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